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bigbadwolf-16 · 4 years ago

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anyway heres the thing for wolf and i am SO sorry if the readmore doesnt work oof this bitch long

slightly modified it

Name:

Wolf-16

Age:

Mentally twelve, but roughly Dark Age old.

Race:

Exo

Call signs/alias:

Wolf. One syllable, easy.

Pronouns:

He / Him

Class:

Hunter

Preferred subclass(es):

Gunslinger, but he’s handy with Void and Stasis. Never got the hang of Arc.

Ghost's name:

Serenity, but she reluctantly answers to Red sometimes.

Their Vanguard:

He came late to the party and properly joined the Guardian ranks sometime after Tallulah died, but he was closest to Cayde-6, rip.

Fireteam name:

Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo (former) Maelstrom (former) Exodus (current)

Fireteam teammates:

In Foxtrot: Liz Cabrera, King-3, Armani-7 In Maelstrom: Amelia-9, Atticus Maav In Exodus: Puck-13, Aera-9, Emmanuel-7

Favorite legendary weapon:

Dire Promise IKELOS SMG Seventh Seraph SAW

Favorite exotic weapon:

Ace of Spades Riskrunner The Lament

Favorite exotic armor:

Sealed Ahamkara Grasps The Sixth Coyote St0mp-335

Are they offense, defense, or support:

Generally offense, he’s blindingly fast and is a crackshot with any weapon you put in his hands.

Do they prefer being close, mid, or long range:

He prefers mid to long, but ends up getting in close more often than he’d like. The agility kind of nerfs his ability to take a lot of damage all at once, so he goes airborne the second he gets surrounded.

Do they lean more "Element of Surprise" or "Upfront and Aggressive":

A bit of both! He’ll pull a surprise attack and jump in to get his hands dirty if he has to, which makes him a pretty good distraction if there’s a lot of enemies looking for a bullet sponge, but he prefers a little bit of distance if he can get it.

Strikes, Gambit, or Crucible:

Getting him into strikes takes a lot of perseverance, honestly. He’ll do them if Zavala can actually hold him down long enough. Hunters are elusive as hell anymore, and the amount of times he’s been back to the Tower or even within the City’s walls since the Red War can be counted on one hand.

Crucible is also kind of a gamble. Serenity doesn’t like him doing it because he gets ruthlessly competitive and tends to favor Stasis which gets... ahhh, intense...

He fucks super hard with Gambit, tho. If he’s anywhere near the City, he’s probably playing Gambit because the Drifter won’t give him the good stuff until he does.

Who was their mentor:

If anyone was, it was probably Serenity and only insofar as teaching him how to be fucking normal. It hasn’t worked very well.

Who are they mentoring:

He went through a brief stint where he mentored Atticus. He couldn’t teach him any Warlock things, of course, but other stuff like no-scoping an Acolyte or picking locks? Absolutely.

What ship do they have:

After Forsaken, all of Cayde’s stuff was pretty much left alone, but Wolf asked the Vanguard if he could take the Queen of Hearts and they let him.

What is their Sparrow:

Blood in the Water

Favorite Ghost shell:

Serenity picks her own shells. When they met, she pretty much had the Rust Punk shell after the one she was created with got messed up pretty badly. The new one didn’t stand up very well against the elements.

Wolf keeps a handful of them in the ship so that she can go between them and her favorites are Wisteria Orbit and In Fine Omnium, but she goes back to her old one occasionally if she doesn’t want to get the others dirty.

Favorite color:

Red, but sometimes purple.

Favorite food:

Any kind of spicy ramen and shawarma.

Least favorite food:

He doesn’t like anything with a bitter taste and there are a lot of veggie-based things he just genuinely cannot stand the thought of.

Favorite Pre-Collapse music:

He discovered classic rock and hasn’t looked back once.

Favorite place in The Last City:

Before the Red War when he spent more time in the city itself, his apartment. It was small and pretty cozy and also loaded with his hauls from various jobs. He’d sit in the window and play video games on his off days and just chill with Serenity for hours.

There was also a bar he’d frequent with his old fireteam (and sneakretly sometimes with Cayde) where they pretty much knew everyone who worked there by name. It’s the one place he never got kicked out of for causing a ruckus.

Favorite NPC(s):

Cayde and Wolf hung out a lot when either one of them had the time. These days, if he’s anywhere near the Tower, it’s only to see Amanda or Banshee.

He also likes to kick it with Devrim, Variks, and Failsafe. Osiris finds him frustrating at best, but he and Crow are kind of a package deal at this point.

Least favorite NPC(s):

He finds Rahool kind of dry and nerdy and has nothing but bad things to say about Hideo.

Favorite patrol location:

The EDZ. It’s more or less his home now and he knows every square inch of it by heart.

Least favorite patrol location:

Anywhere on Europa or the Moon. Europa he’ll at least go to without being dragged, if only just to say hi to Variks or Elsie and check up on how things are going, but after the Lunar Incident he won’t step foot on the Moon unless Eris requests him specifically.

5 things your Guardian likes:

Glimmer, babeyyyy!! Also food, bad jokes, going real fast, and springtime.

5 things your Guardian dislikes(this can be anything):

Handling trauma in a healthy way like normal person, having to be responsible for people, being told what to do, big open spaces, and waiting.

Your Guardian has to rest. What is their living space like:

Wolf can and will sleep just about anywhere and in pretty much any position. His old apartment in the City was destroyed during the war, and he just never went back, so now he knocks out in whatever place has enough cover or is out of the way enough he won’t be found.

Does your Guardian have any casual wear?:

Lots. He usually goes for a more urban style, so lots of huge hoodies, joggers, chunky sneakers, snapbacks, that kind of thing. He generally only wears armor when he’s actively working.

What hobbies and/or skills does you Guardian have:

Outside of Guardian stuff, he’s picked up a handful of skills over the years. He can rap and sing and figured out how to autotune his voice/mimic others, he’s pretty good at woodcarving and making little things out of scrap metal, and even if his designs are intentionally tacky he’s good at custom paint jobs for jumpships and Sparrows.

As for hobbies, that mostly consists of exploring. He’s got a lot of patrol areas memorized, and does a lot of urbex in places that aren’t very thoroughly mapped because he likes finding pre-Collapse artifacts and seeing places not very many others have. Mostly for selling.

He also does a lot of gambling, but whether or not he’s any good at it is arguable.

What would your Guardian's lore book be called:

Sixteen Wolves

Where was your Guardian reborn?:

Somewhere in the humid and shitty swamp that used to be Houston, Texas. It was tough going for a while, but they eventually traveled all the way to what would eventually be the City.

What were they wearing when they were reborn:

Rapidly disintegrating work gear from, presumably, some kind of security job.

What was their reaction to being reborn:

Confusion and alarm, but he warmed up to Serenity pretty quickly, so it wasn’t too bad after the initial shock.

What was their reaction to their first rez:

Very surprised until Serenity explained what had just happened. After that, all bets were off.

After being reborn, did they meet friendlies first or hostiles:

Like many, the first sentient form of life he met was hostile, but it wasn’t aliens. His first run-in with other people was a group of survivors who had a lot of mistrust regarding the Risen and he didn’t want to fight them, so he took off.

Who was the first other Guardian they met?:

He definitely doesn’t remember, but it probably wasn’t a pleasant encounter.

Did your Guardian get reborn with, or find, any indication of their past life? If so what do they have/found:

Exos get the luxury of at least knowing their name, but Wolf found his etched into a corner of his chest plate in cool letters. He didn’t remember anything from his past life beyond random glimpses if he dug hard enough, and nowadays those glimpses are pretty rare and extremely vague. There’s never any memory fragment that’s enough to really grab onto, so he tends not to bother with it.

How did your Guardian get their name(if they didn't rez with past life mementos):

Exo thing! He doesn’t remember if it was just some kind of moniker or part of his actual original human name, but Wolf sounds cool so he’s not worried about it.

Going back to your Guardian's lore book, what would be some quotes or passages from their book:

The Hunter dove for the ball and caught it, whipped it back across to his companion with a well-practiced flick of his wrist and tumbled. The Warlock caught it a bit more gracefully and without getting dirt on his clothes.

“Do you ever think about home?”

“What do you mean?”

The Warlock shrugged, tossing the ball back and forth between his palms. “Home. You know. Where you’re from. Your people, I mean. I think about the Dreaming City a lot. I don’t remember how it used to be, but... I like to think maybe I had family there once. Someone to miss me when I was gone. Dreadful to think of how it’s been destroyed...”

“Hm.” Wolf considered the question, then it was his turn to shrug. “Dunno. Guess we don’t really have one.”

“You must have something, Wolf. Exos had to come from somewhere. Everyone has a home.”

“Y’all might have a home. All we got’s a graveyard.”

Does your Guardian have a significant other:

He’s had a handful over the years. He’s still friends with Liz, not that anyone can tell because all they do is fuck with each other and cause trouble when they’re together. He and Amelia were a thing briefly but that one had to be called off to preserve their friendship because, even though they’ve known each other for decades and get along surprisingly well, they are very, very different people.

The last one was Cayde, and that didn’t end well for anyone. Cringe culture is dead, don’t @ me.

Did your Guardian go explore first before going to The Last City? If so, where to:

That was kinda the name of the game back then. The City was just a dinky little encampment and Wolf was on a completely different continent, so by the time he actually got there it was a dinky little town with not much to explore. He ended up breezing through a few times before anyone even really realized he was a Risen. The section of the wall he helped build is actually still there.

What was their reaction to first seeing The Last City:

A little bit surprised, honestly. He already knew there were a lot of little camps and small towns scattered around, but he hadn’t expected to find any that were that organized and so full of lightbearers and mortals, just working side by side.

Is your Guardian a part of a clan:

Yes! He’s part of the Exodus Family.

Does your Guardian's clan have a back story? If so, what is it?(if you want to or able to share):

Not much that I’m personally aware of, just cus my friends and I haven’t talked about it at length, but basically everyone is an Exo and having a fairytale/biblical theme is pretty common. Like. Puck is an obvious one. Wolf and Serenity are a little bit Little Red Riding Hood themed, only insomuch as Serenity having an affinity for red shells and Wolf thinking he’s all big and bad and tough.

(He’s not, he’s a baby.)

If your Guardian would have a quote as a flavor text for a weapon and/or piece of armor, what would they be:

I have a couple of these actually, all inspired by some really good quotes I’ve seen.

Wolf Moon’s Chase (Exotic) “Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.” A hand cannon with a wolf head grip and the Howlin’ Wolves perk; Successive precision kills gradually reload the clip and boost Super energy regen even if stowed. Missed shots have a chance to track enemies and explode.

Last Man Standing (Exotic) ”I was always taught that if you shoot for the Moon and miss, the vacuum of space will suck out your eyeballs. Failure is not an option. Go kill ‘em.” Chest armor with the Knock ‘Em Dead perk: Low health massively boosts damage, resilience, and mobility for a short amount of time.

Bad Blood (Legendary) ”The strength of the pack is the Wolf. The strength of the Wolf is the pack.” A Hunter’s cloak with the Vermilion Stripe down one side and a moon shattered into three pieces on the back.

If your Guardian has had any interactions with any civilians, Eliksni, Cabal, Vex, Hive, Taken, Scorn, Rogue Lightbearers, or Iron Lords/War Lords tell us about it!:

Wolf’s been around a while and he’s seen a lot of things, so let’s dig into this one.

He’s not as well known in the City except by name unless he’s wearing his wolf mask, but he drops in at the Farm pretty often and he’s on good terms with everyone there. He does a lot of supply runs for them and will stick around if they’re shorthanded to help with upkeep or defense if there’s a lot of hostile activity in the area. In general, he doesn’t interact a whole lot with mortals unless they’ve been out on the front lines like Devrim or Suraya. There’s way too much cultural and social disconnect there and he doesn’t have the patience or really even the language to try and explain to them that he, even as a Guardian and Old Light, is just as human as they are and while he may be immortal and have crazy cosmic superpowers given to him by a mysterious and sentient white spheroid, dying hurts and the trauma every Guardian walks around with just is not worth it.

Where Eliksni are concerned, he tends not to initiate fights with them. If they shoot first, all bets are off, but for the most part he has a lot of respect for what they’ve been through and can relate to feeling lost and completely adrift with no identity. He helps rebels on Europa either fight back against Salvation or escape to Earth to join the House of Light. He’s made a lot of friends that way.

Cabal he has a lot of respect for as well, for similar reasons. They lost their home to the Hive and are trying to survive in the best way they know how, even if he doesn’t agree with their politics. He doesn’t know what’s going to happen with Caiatl, but he’s trying to maintain hope that her empire and humanity will eventually reach an understanding. They’d be unstoppable as allies.

He doesn’t fuck with the Vex. Even before things came to light on Europa, even being near them made his brain itch and one of his biggest fears is being infected with some kind of Vex virus that’ll turn him into one of them and spread to other Exos or Ghosts, almost to the point he’d prefer to avoid them altogether.

He is terrified of the Hive. I’ve mentioned the Lunar Incident before, and the trauma of it caused such an intense meltdown that it forced a reset. Unless Eris Morn specifically asks him personally to go to the Moon for any reason, he doesn’t go anywhere near it. He can deal with them in other places like the Reef or on Earth, but the combination of Moon + Hive just scares him to death.

Taken and Scorn both are kind of a wobbly thing for him. He feels bad for what happened to them, but knowing that it can’t be reversed and that just killing them is a mercy makes it easier to deal with them. With Taken and anything relating to them, the spatial distortion they cause kind of overwhelms his processes if he’s dealing with it for too long and can make him feel a little sick, but that usually subsides once he’s gotten some distance. (Scorn are just... Oof. On the one hand, he kind of feels like they’re not too dissimilar to lightbearers just in that they were brought back from the dead and now won’t stay dead, but he always wonders if they’re suffering or if they even know where they are or what they’re doing. It’s just incredibly sad to see them like that, and the same goes for the Wrathborn.)

Rogue lightbearers? He kind of is one. He didn’t join the Vanguard until long after the City was established and before that he was just kind of doing his own thing being a thieving little shithead. It was Amelia who encouraged him to do it, and he’s shaped up a lot since then and become a lot more sympathetic toward other people. He still has that wild edge and always plays it fast and loose with the rules, more so than even most other Hunters, so he’s always butting heads with Zavala about that. In general, he doesn’t think much of them unless they’ve genuinely gone bad and are actively out there hunting and hurting other people.

Warlords/Iron Lords, uhhh. He was friends with a Warlord back in their day, but he didn’t pay them much mind outside of that. As far as he was concerned, if they stayed out of his way and he stayed out of theirs, everything was fine because other people’s problems weren’t his problem and he had no intention of getting tangled up with all that shit when he had a free pass to do all the petty crimes he wanted. He’s always thought the Iron Lords were stuffy and holier-than-thou, but he does kind of respect what they did back then and he might rip on Lord Saladin, but he understands his perspective on things. That kind of survival instinct and total victory or death philosophy, like... ya know. Wolf grew up in different times, too, and back then it was genuinely kill or be killed and you couldn’t trust anyone not to stab you in the back over scraps. He gets it. He may not always agree, but he gets it.

Does your Guardian have any unconventional allies or connections(By Vanguard standards):

Definitely. It didn’t start with Crow and Spider of course, but they’re a pretty good example. As a Hunter, he is connected. He knows a guy for everything you can think of and most of that knowledge is very under the table kind of shit. If the gains are good, he’ll partner up with just about anyone and his only hard limit is probably wholesale murder and not necessarily even because he isn’t comfortable with it. It’s a lot of mess, and a lot of potential to get his ass into really deep trouble he’d rather avoid.

He’s got a lot of Eliksni and Cabal buddies out in the system, most of whom he met in some makeshift prison or while trapped somewhere. More than once it’s been a situation of kidnapping where he just accidentally became friends with his captors.

One of his best friends for years was an Eliksni vandal out on the Tangled Shore, so he has absolutely no issue with having unconventional allies.

(Plus, like. With the system in total fucking chaos, you’re gonna need all the friends you can get. He’s dumb but he’s not stupid.)

How does your Guardian feel about themselves or others using Stasis:

Wolf has mixed feelings about Stasis. With Exos being pretty much literally born of Darkness, he has a natural affinity for it but being such a sensitive dude makes it very easy for the Darkness to manipulate him through. Any time he uses Stasis, he gets weird and a little bloodthirsty, so he tries to only use it when nothing else is working. He’s got a lot of willpower, but you can only hold out for so long when someone’s promising you salvation, peace, and power after the sort of life an Old Light has to deal with. Fear and trauma are very easy to appeal to when everything is looking increasingly more bleak all around you.

As far as other people using it, he’s still very “not my circus, not my clowns” about it. The only time he’d take issue is if someone was using it like legitimately trying to RTL someone he cares about.

Did they run The Last Wish raid? How did they react to seeing a live Ahamkara a.k.a Riven:

I’ve only done parts of it myself, but if he has met Riven he definitely almost short-circuited. I think anyone would if they met a supposedly extinct magic space dragon for the first time.

Did they run The Deep Stone Crypt raid? How did they react to the Crypt and seeing Exo Eliskni:

It was harrowing to say the least. Everything on Europa has been a nightmare, just from his own standpoint as an Exo. He goes through phases where he thinks that being one is the greatest thing ever because you’re faster, stronger, and tougher than anyone else, but at the same time, like. Look at what they have to deal with.

And all the secrets that came out as we learned more about Exoscience and Clovis Bray? Yikes, dude. Any time he’s not feeling cheeky or neutral about it, he just feels this weird sense of shame and guilt. Why would anyone want to be an Exo? Why would anyone willingly hand over their peace of mind and their security in their own identity like that? Most Exos don’t know who they were before, some don’t even know who they are now, and all because they got too close to the truth or their fundamentally unsustainable existence backfired again and they had to completely erase everything and start over.

Seeing Atraks was like watching a car crash knowing you wouldn’t be able to do anything to stop it. All these people seeking that out, wanting to make themselves or their allies into Exos just to be top notch unstoppable war machines when they don’t even slightly understand what it’s really like to live inside a completely foreign body is something he just can’t wrap his head around. He tries not to think about it too hard.

Is your Guardian from D1? How did they react to seeing Taniks alive once again:

He has his own beef with Taniks, but like. If he kept being killed and revived in shittier and shittier conditions, he’d probably be really pissed off too.

Where did they go and what did they do during The Red War:

The Red War kind of spelled the end of him transiently living in the City proper. His apartment was in one of the residential areas that got leveled, and he just never went back once the dust settled.

He did what he could to help, but his main concern was just keeping Serenity safe. He’d never admit it out loud in mixed company but if it came to having to choose between her and a handful of mortals, he’d choose her every time. She’s been the one constant in his life since he was revived and he couldn’t imagine having to try and carry on without her.

It really brought home just how much abuse he could take before his body would quit on him, and he almost didn’t make it through the whole thing. He’s way too reckless now to survive long without his Ghost, but it brought them a whole lot closer together.

For the most part, he teamed up with other Hunters to scout for safe exits and round up survivors, and when the Vanguard left to take care of business he stayed to help keep his lil classmates on task. After that he stayed at the Farm for a while dealing with the whole self-repair and maintenance deal, and he spent a whole lot more time out in the field when it was over.

Here are some characters that are either polarizing or have created a strong enough mass emotion within the community. What opinion does your Guardian hold on each of them >>>

Osiris, First Warlock Vanguard, originally exiled:

Wolf likes Osiris. Anyone who’s reckless, stubborn, uncouth, and a little bit feral is always going to be someone that Wolf likes and wants to be friends with. They get along for the most part, but because focusing doesn’t even make the list of Wolf’s strong points, Osiris can get exasperated with him pretty quickly when they’re going over some kind of batshit strategy and Wolf is over there in his corner texting. Osiris has no idea how he’s survived this long and has definitely said as much to his face. Wolf isn’t so sure either.

Eris Morn, Bane of the Swarm:

He’s a bit intimidated by her. She was kind of the catalyst for one of the most traumatizing events of his life, so being around her now still makes him feel a little bit weird and very nervous. Despite that, he still respects and trusts her immensely and will always come if she needs him.

They’ve taken time since All That Mess to talk to each other and she’s incredibly remorseful over what happened, but Wolf doesn’t blame her for any of it.

She has a very unique perspective on the Darkness and the Hive what all of this shit means, and he generally will trust her word over someone else’s when the topic comes up. She’s got a lot of wisdom in that crazy head of hers and they have a bit of a shared experience when it comes to being trapped in a Hive nest.

Cayde-6, Sixth Hunter Vanguard:

Lemme roll out the simp wagon for this one, ahem.

Wolf adored Cayde. Before The Dare, he joined in on Cayde’s little crew every so often for jobs and over time they got to know each other about as well as anyone can know Cayde or Wolf, and Wolf ended up falling for him pretty hard between all the snarky banter and watching him in action. They did some casual messing around and I’m sure anyone with eyes could see how bad he had it, but he never got the gumption to really confess and never tried to actually pursue anything beyond casual fun.

Cayde’s death absolutely destroyed his entire world. He’s seen plenty of death and his fair share of RTLs, but none have hit him as hard as that one. He spent a little while just immobilized by grief until it morphed into anger because, honestly, I don’t think any Guardian handles loss very well, and he decided after the memorial service to hunt down Uldren regardless of the cost.

The whole thing caused a bit of a rift between himself and his old fireteam and the Spider got a few good laughs out of calling him ‘Killer’. He doesn’t remember a lot of it now due to his reset around Shadowkeep, but he still gets flashes, and he definitely still blames himself. If he could have gotten there just a few minutes sooner, he knows Cayde and Sundance could have survived.

Ikora Rey, Second Warlock Vanguard:

Mad respect for Ikora Rey, especially when she low key high key supported his revenge mission. She has a unique way of being shady about things that Wolf really likes, and they don’t have much in common but he’s enjoyed working with her any time he’s gotten the chance.

When he has things to report on that he knows Zavala won’t like, Wolf goes to her first since she knows best how to soften the blow, and when he has the forethought to even bother, he runs strategies by her to get input. She’s the best Crucible player in history and he kind of sees her as a Warlock that thinks like a Hunter in a lot of ways. In the absence of Cayde, she’s the Vanguard he answers to the quickest.

Commander Zavala, Second Titan Vanguard:

Wolf and Zavala have a tense relationship. They don’t agree on most things and any time you put them in the same room together it inevitably devolves into some kind of argument about the best course of action to take on anything. Wolf’s story has him kind of lined up to be promoted to Vanguard because of experience and technicalities on the Dare, and while it’s not entirely up to Zavala, he does have a lot of sway as the Vanguard Commander. Wolf could not be less interested in the seat if someone was holding a gun to his Ghost.

He’s intentionally unprofessional as hell any time he has to work with Zavala directly and tends to go out of his way to use very unconventional methods that he know Big Blue won’t approve of, because he’s a child. Being petty is the spice of life, and Wolf is still mad that Zavala forbid him from going after Uldren. That he does remember.

With all of that said though! He does respect Zavala. You wouldn’t know it, but he truly does. The guy has the weight of the entire Sol System on his shoulders and never once has he complained.

Saint-14, legendary Titan, First Titan Vanguard:

Wolf is very fond of Saint and Saint is probably one of the few people left who has a way of getting Wolf to slow down and just take it easy for a while. Before Wolf dipped out for good, he’d sometimes just track the guy down to spend time with him and listen to his various wisdoms.

These days, he still calls him up sometimes to shoot the shit and check in on things and he always asks Saint to tell the pigeons and the Colonel that he said hi.

Lord Saladin, Iron Banner handler, One of the last remaining Iron Lords:

Wolf clowns on Saladin a lot but he does understand his point of view when it comes to survival. I’ve mentioned it before, but Wolf “grew up” in the same time period and gets where the intensity and giving no quarter comes from, because back then it really was a life or death decision with way more immediate consequences. Table politics are kind of lost to him and the turning tide between humanity versus the Eliksni or the Cabal is calling for a more open and foreward-thinking willingness to take that risk in allying with them against a common enemy. Wolf’s a quicker learner though, and spending as much time as he has with both has taught him that, in a lot of ways, they’re just like us. They had their homes taken and destroyed, they’ve lost loved ones in droves, and they’re struggling to hang onto a thread in the only way they know how.

Wolf hopes that Lord Saladin will come around and let go of his dated worldviews, because the old ways aren’t what’s going to win wars anymore. Things are far, far bigger than us versus them now and Wolf has a feeling that humanity is gonna need more resolute leaders like Saladin to survive what’s coming.

Lord Shaxx, Crucible handler, Hero of Twilight Gap, living megaphone:

Don’t leave Shaxx and Wolf alone together unless you want complete and utter chaos to unfold. Any time they get together, they get rowdy, and no piece of furniture is safe from having one of them suplexed or dropkicked into it. Shaxx is kind of like a cool uncle to Wolf and they have been known to test new weapons on each other.

The Crow, New Light, Ex-Enforcer to The Spider:

Whoof. When Wolf first met Crow, he was absolutely gobsmacked. Of all the things running through his head, the biggest question he had was why. He almost shot Crow on sight, but he hesitated for some reason. It took a long time for Wolf to warm up to him and in that time he was uncharacteristically quiet and a little cold. Serenity managed to get him to keep his stupid mouth shut, and he’s glad he listened for once.

I think just spending all that time with him hunting Wrathborn, just being a team and really going through it together, was what brought Wolf closer to him. Learning about what Crow was dealing with in his personal life, everything he was going through just as a consequence of existing. Wolf opened up over time himself and once he worked through that big C6 obstacle, he found himself really endeared to both Crow and Glint.

These days, Wolf would probably consider Crow one of his best friends. He’s taught the kid a lot of old Hunter tricks and they hang out a lot, to Glint and Serenity’s immense relief. Crow is like the little brother he never had.

The Spider, The Shore's Only Law, founder of "House" Spider:

He may or may not have low key threatened Spider before he left the Tangled Shore with Crow. From day one, even as someone who is by default insufferably cheeky, the amount of disrespect. Ooh, bitch.

Spider calling him Killer (especially around Crow) got under his skin so fast, you would not even believe, and it was all Wolf could do not to leap across the room and strangle him to death any time they had to do deals.

As far as Wolf is concerned, if he never sees the Spider again, it’ll be too soon.

Uldren Sov, Prince of the Reef, Master of Crows:

Khhhh, hoo boy. The hate. The Frothing Hatred he had for this little man. Wolf had never in his life wanted someone dead as badly as he wanted Uldren Sov dead.

Being friends with Crow and his 16th reset has softened that a lot, and he’s learned a few things about Uldren that have made other things make a lot more since sense then, but. Yeesh.

Mara Sov, Queen of the Reef, Queen of the Awoken, Ex-Kell of Wolves:

Very mixed. He never dealt with her directly, but Wolf has a natural aversion to any form of leadership just by nature. That she cornered the House of Wolves into subservience doesn’t help, but on the other hand, if she hadn’t been at war with them, things would have turned out a lot different for humanity at Twilight Gap.

Variks, the Loyal, founder of House Judgement:

Speaking of shifty motherfuckers.

Wolf definitely likes Variks and his reset between Shadowkeep and now has conveniently erased the memory of knowing Variks had a hand in Cayde’s death.

He does what he can on Europa to help Variks get Salvation rebels to safety if they just want to get the fuck up out of there and is happy to do knife tricks for him when he asks. Variks has made a lot of questionable decisions, but it’s all been done for what he believes is the good of his people, and Wolf can respect that.

Mithrax, the Forsaken, Kell of Light, founder of House Light:

Hasn’t met him, but he’s heard... a lot. With Mithrax being the Kell of the House of Light, Wolf is hopeful it’ll be a good step in the right direction toward uniting humanity and Eliksni. He’s pretty sure they’re both doomed if they can’t at least fight alongside each other temporarily.

The Exo Stranger/Elizabeth "Elsie" Bray, Granddaughter of Clovis I and Sister to Ana Bray:

Wolf is incurably nosy, so he finds Elsie pretty frustrating. She’s full of secrets and never hangs around long enough to explain what the hell she’s talking about or what her end goal is, but she’s been invaluable on Europa. Once she finally opened up a little bit and started actually telling him important things, he found her a whole lot easier to get along with and it helped to have her around when he was discovering a lot of things on his own about where Exos came from.

Eramis, of House Salvation, Kell of Darkness:

He... gets where she was coming from, in a way. She was angry and desperate and that kind of thing is easy for the Darkness to take advantage of. He can’t rightly blame her for grabbing onto anything she thought might save her people, even though it’s ended in yet more trauma for them.

Eramis isn’t someone he’d go out of his way to try to be friends with if she was ever freed from Stasis, but he would hope she’d more or less see the Light and realize that her methods needed some serious rethinking.

Empress Caiatl of the Cabal Imperial Empire:

Wolf has a lot of respect for Caiatl. She watched her home burn down around her and has used that pain to fuel a cause he thinks is pretty noble. Humanity has been at war with the Cabal for a long time now, and both sides have suffered incredible losses because of it. He thinks that trying to mend that and join forces is a good idea, but for once he’s kind of with Zavala on something: They shouldn’t have to swear fealty or subservience to a foreign empire to have their support against a threat that’s coming for both.

He’s holding out hope that if they show their strength against her greatest warriors, she’ll understand that Guardians and humanity as a whole are more beneficial as equals, not cannon fodder. It only takes one Guardian to decimate an entire Cabal squad, after all.

The Darkness is fast approaching. How is your Guardian handling it:

He’s... handling it. It’s been getting harder in recent years to just not think about things which has been his entire motto since he was first revived. More and more he’s having to confront head-on the things that scare him the most, and there’s only so much running away you can do before you run straight into a corner and have to choose between extinction and fighting until you draw your last breath.

Wolf isn’t a pacifist by any means, but it’s just one of those things where he’s starting to realize his way of living just isn’t sustainable with the system in such chaos. The Hive used to be just another threat he had to deal with every so often, but now they’ve become the Big Bad that are outpacing even the Vex in terms of imminent destruction of several species all at once. His biggest hope right now is that humanity, Eliksni, and Cabal can all set their differences aside, at least long enough to try and put up a defense against the Hive and the Darkness. If they can’t, then... well, they won’t have to worry about it for very long, at least.

And finally, does your Guardian have any advice for any New Lights:

Be good. Be understanding. Tell the people you love that you love them every single chance you get, because you never know what could happen out there. Don’t treat everyone as your enemy, because you may find friends in strange places, and how you treat someone may be the difference between waking up dead and surviving to see morning, but most importantly; Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.

#w16 #i need a meta tag for all this stuff oogh #meta

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wardencommanderrodimiss · 5 years ago

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baratrongirl replied to your post “Really do not understand why GameFreak took out the Hall of Fame...”

I'd be interested to hear what you don't like about Sword/Shield. For me, it's quite the opposite. I played the hell out of the 3rd and 4th Gens, then struggled to finish White and didn't buy White 2. Didn't finish SoulSilver, or whichever of X or Y I got, and became completely bored about 10 hours into Alpha Sapphire despite being all motivated to play the game with my original Sapphire team only now I know what I'm doing. Didn't even BUY Sun/Moon.

Then I hung out with my Pokemon friends over Sword/Shield launch weekend, watched them playing on the TV, and had to immediately borrow a spare Switch so I could play too. By the end of the weekend I'd bought the Switch and paid to download my own copy of Shield. I have a few issues with it, mostly relating to the lack of clothing options for male characters, but otherwise I'm finding it the blast of fresh air that I needed to get back into the Pokemon games.

I’ve heard a lot of people say something similar, that SwSh was a nice upgrade from the past couple gens. I started slipping around XY - didn’t wanna buy a 3DS and didn’t until Omega Ruby came out, since Ruby was the first one I’d played - and after I finished the Team Flare plot of X I just gave up for three years and only last year finished the 8th gym and the league. I honestly don’t remember much of playing OR. I think it was a weird kind of frantic nostalgia-fueled haze but I genuinely cannot comment on what I liked about that game. It’s a blank in my memory. Really enjoyed Sun and Moon, like Sword but get bummed the longer I think about it. But I did buy it because I did see a ton of people saying it was a change they were enjoying, quality-of-life upgrades, fun new features, etc. Different strokes and all.

My biggest gripe on Sword is that the world feels pretty empty. Besides the Wild Area, and its few secluded corners, though it’s really a straightforward place, there’s nothing to explore. The plot grabs you by the hand and pulls you to every location. There’s nothing off-the-way that you don’t go to for the main plot. There’s nothing like Kanto’s Power Plant, or Alola’s Power Plant - which I didn’t even realize was there on my first pass through, and then I was like “hey what’s this little place, OH MY GOD WHAT THERE’S MORE STUFF HERE.” The region is a linear loop. There’s no weird little caves that aren’t plot relevant that you get scrambled up in. There’s nowhere that’s locked until you beat the League, like the other half of Poni Island or those last upper bits in Unova or the Battle Frontier in Sinnoh. I had canvassed the Wild Area for everything by the time I went to the final tournament. There’s nowhere else to go. Sure I went back through the Wild Area to catch more stuff to fill out my Pokedex, but new places? Nothing. There’s nowhere to go back to once you can cross water except the little lake by the professor’s house. Not like in Sun/Moon where there’s bits on prior islands to go back to with Lapras. That cave underneath the starting island to go check out I’m thinking of. Galar is a pretty bare-bones region and the Wild Area doesn’t fully compensate.

Which ties to my other biggest gripe, which is, there are three legendary Pokemon in the game and one of them is the opposite version’s exclusive that you can’t get. Two legendary Pokemon! Two legendary Pokemon you can catch! And you catch them both in the course of the plot! There’s nothing like the Regi trio hidden by batshit puzzles, or Cobalion/Terrakion/Virizion tucked in out-of-the-way corners. No wandering Lati@s or beast trio. No Tapus or anything. You can catch two legendary Pokemon.

I think we really peaked back in Gen 3 with its visual Braille puzzles and Gen 4 with whatever the everloving fuck the Turnback Cave was on about. The weird locations that hurt your brain. I miss those. I miss the tricky caves you get lost in and spend time figuring it out. Galar didn’t have caves. The mines were basically a straight shot, yknow? When I’d like to go deeper and have more to explore instead of feeling like I’m taking a walking tour of the whole region.

And the DLC looks like it’ll deal at least with that point with more legendaries, which really grinds my gears. In all the discourse about whether or not the DLC is good or bad or neutral, whether the price of video games has needed to go up or the DLC is cheaper than a third version but some people wait for the third version, which I didn’t seek out said discourse but saw pass me by on Twitter, I saw no one mention that we’re paying to get more than two legendary Pokémon and I felt like I was losing my mind for a little while there. I feel like I’m paying extra for something that’s been in every game since the beginning of time, that being more than two legendary Pokémon that I can catch.

And my lesser little gripes: level balance of the game felt a little wonky with the wild Pokemon toward the end higher leveled than all the trainers except Leon, and the always-on exp share made it worse because when I dragged out the plot by catching everything in the Wild Area, my team got way overleveled for the back half of the game and I could curbstomp everyone that passed me. Team Yell were an egregious roadblock and while Pokemon has always had those, the prominence of Team Yell was exasperating. I prefer environmental roadblocks, like water and back when we used to have other HMs, those feel a little better than two dudes standing in the middle of a wide road.

And why, oh WHY, did GameFreak downgrade after XY and only have fitting rooms in boutiques instead of also in Pokemon Centers? I don’t want to fly to another town to change my clothes! Not every town has a clothes shop but everywhere has a Pokemon Center! I was crusading on this point through Sun/Moon and I will not be stopped until GameFreak puts changing rooms back in Pokemon Centers! (They will probably never do that but I refuse to stop. Forget Dexit; this is the real issue of our time.)

I didn’t mind the limited Pokémon at release because I never transfer my teams thru the games anyway - I’m a sentimental anxious idiot afraid of decisions and commitment and I can’t commit to the one-way transfers to move my teams up to new games. And that plus the Wild Area having trade-evolution Pokemon walking around made me feel like completing my pokedex was actually attainable. So I did!

I don’t hate the game, but I am disappointed by it. I’ve never been a Battle Tower or shiny-hunting person, but I’ve ended up doing those because I don’t know what else to do.

So that’s my opinion on why SwSh has bummed me out more as time goes on, since you were curious.

(Joker from Mass Effect 2 when you ask him for gossip about your teammates voice: “But that’s just my opinion, no need to go spreading it around.” ;) I’ll gladly chat with friends but the poke-discourse got too intense on twitter and I am not inviting that kind of bad energy into our lives. None of us deserve that.)

I’ve still got a lot of endgame stuff for Sun and Moon, UB hunting and I haven’t made it to the Battle Tree yet because my Moon team is getting its ass kicked by everything because I turned the exp share off and overcompensated in the wrong direction and am chronically underleveled. There’s a certain charm for me in being underleveled because I used to have endless patience to overlevel my team to extremes because my childhood anxiety was something like “if I die in the game I die in real life???” and I was terrified of losing and now I’m like “blacks out twice in a row in Moon as I go toward the postgame stuff yolo”. So when I feel like playing Pokemon I’ll probably spend more time in Alola, when I’m not trying to hatch that damn shiny Rookidee because I accidentally committed to that.

#baratrongirl #replies #the thing swsh did REALLY well is the characters. lots of memorable gym leaders #......-stares at hundred screenshots of leon on my switch- no i dont have a crush its FINE

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surveys-at-your-service · 6 years ago

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Survey #205

forget picking song lyrics, i’m going the hell to bed now.

Do you live by yourself? I live with my mom. Do you like cleaning? Does anyone???? Who is your favorite character from Harry Potter? I've never watched the series; not even a single movie, actually. So I don't have an opinion. Do you watch PewDiePie? Extremely rarely. He's funny, but I'm not interested in his channel's content anymore. Do you like "Despacito?" My sister showed it to me once when she learned I'd never heard it, and I found zero appeal in it whatsoever. Do you play Pokemon Go? It's a brilliant idea, and I really do wish I could play it, but here where I live, there are like ZERO PokeStops (where you get Pokeballs), even in cities, so it's pretty much impossible. Did you ever color your hair pink? No. Do you like Dr. Phil? I don't watch the show and don't know him as a person. Do you prefer to be inside or outside? Inside. Do you eat meat? Sadly. I'm HOPEFULLY quitting when I get to the weight I want; I wasn't getting the nutrients I needed when I was vegetarian to where my body was desperately clinging to what it had or something like that (basically, my weight wouldn't budge in a couple of months), but even still, I don't know if I could do it without depriving myself again. I'm just such a picky eater. Do you need to do the dishes? Yeah. Not desperately, but. Are you scared of clowns? No. Do you have any subscribers on YouTube? *checks* A very impressive 66. Do you believe in ghosts? Yes. Do you salt your popcorn? Yes. Do you like McDonald's? Don't even lie to me, you'll eat there. I don't mind it at all. Do you have a Steam account? Yes. Do you like gaming? Not as much as I used to, but yes. Have you ever played Five Nights at Freddy’s? No. I don't consider jumpscares to be genuinely "scary," but rather a natural reaction to surprise, but FNAF's are intense, and I know they'd have me jumping like crazy. That aside, the games aren't of my personal appeal to actually play (though it's a fun game to watch). Do you like horror movies? Yes. Do you like chicken nuggets? I love me my chicken nuggies hunty. Have you ever tried Akinator? Yes. Can you twerk? I don't know and don't care to. Do you like dabbing? It looks stupid to me. The meme of it makes me laugh, though. What was the last country you visited? I've never left the country. Do you know your phone number? No, actually. It is incredibly difficult for me to memorize sequences, and besides, it's not like I give out my number almost ever. Do you swear in front of children? No. What’s your opinion on Brexit? Shit, I don't even remember what it's about. So obviously I can't have an opinion. It doesn't affect me, anyway. If you want children, what are some of your reasons for wanting them? N/A When you cook a dish that has beans in it, do you prefer to use canned or dry beans? I don't cook, and you'll never see me willingly eat a bean. What were some fun experiments you did in science class as a kid? The two that sharply stand out to me are dissecting an owl pellet in elementary and a frog in middle school. Both were SO cool. What was the last strong emotion you felt? Excitement. After finishing a bowl of cereal, do you drink the leftover milk? Only ever if it's Cinnamon Toast Crunch that I ate. And even then, only sometimes. Do you use dry shampoo between washes? No. What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done? Overdosing. What’s the most severe allergic reaction you’ve ever had to something? Nothing severe, besides pollen allergies flaring up. What’s your favorite sub-genre of rock? Hard. Who was the last person to get frustrated with you, and why? Mom, but she was more than frustrated. We were having a serious fight about her attitude towards Dad and his wife. What’s something that makes absolutely zero sense to you? Anti-vax shitlords. What’s your phone background? Lock screen is Darkiplier, home screen is Sara kissing my forehead. :'> Have you ever lived with someone you didn’t get along with? No. Do you have a fitness tracker? No. What types of animals have you had as pets? A billion cats, dogs, snakes, lizards, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, fish, box turtles, hermit crabs... and probably more. How well do you understand economics? Have you ever taken an econ class? Not well at ALL. I had one my senior year. What was the last fruit you ate? I had two bites out of a watermelon 'cuz I was really hungry, but we didn't really have anything as a snack. (I fast daily, so I have to watch when my meals are.) I'm not a big watermelon fan, but I hadn't tried these cubes before, and at least it was something. Can you remember your first day of school? I believe I can very faintly... very faintly. I think I had a complete breakdown because of my insane separation anxiety regarding my mom, or it was the complete opposite... alskdfjaweiajr it's like I can kinda see it in the back of my head, but it's super blurry. What’s your favorite movie? The Lion King. It was my favorite as a kid and became so again as an adult just truly acknowledging how damn good and meaningful it is. Plus the soundtrack was a banger. Would you rather jump out of an airplane or go scuba diving? Scuba diving. Do you get bored looking at other peoples’ holiday pictures? Eh. If it's a whole lot, yes, but as a photographer, I enjoy noting which ones I like and why I favor them. Do you give money to charity? Not currently, no. I have no money to give. When I do have a paying job, I plan on definitely donating any time Mark does a charity stream. Are you more into music or movies? Music, easily. When was the last time you went to a swimming pool? WOW. It's been years. Either when I still lived in the apartment or once at Colleen's in-laws', I can't remember which was last. Would you rather have a pet snake or a pet turtle? I have a snake, and I'll take another for sure. Have you ever seen a band live? Who was the last you saw? Just Alice Cooper. Ma and I are seeing Ozzy next year (if the poor man ain't dead), tho!!!! And he's gonna be with Judas Priest and Megadeth. We are NOT going to survive. Do people who use massive amounts of emoticons annoy you? Yes. Emojis, more specifically. If you're writing a sentence and you use an emoji after each and every goddamn word, it drives me up a wall. What was the last clothing item you bought? Underwear, I believe? Or a bra? What does your washing powder smell like? Idk. Normal? Do you have a dishwasher or do you do dishes by hand? By hand, which I cannot explain how much I loathe. It feels disgusting. Are there any cobwebs in your room? I don't believe so, no. Have you ever used a pick-up line and had it work? Ew, I'd never use one to begin with. Have you ever entered a modelling competition? Would you? No to both. The current modelling industry is so, so harmful. Did you keep any drawings/stories from when you were younger? Like around two years ago, I remember going on a mass destruction episode of those super old things, as they embarrassed me horribly, even though I know it had no real reason. Just everything I create embarrasses me. My mom has old school stuff, though. Who did you last have an argument with? Mom today. When was the last time you cooked for yourself? If you include putting things in the microwave with few steps... not that long ago. Maybe two days back. Do you have a safe? Mom does. When was the last time you saw a relative? Mooonths ago when Grammy and her husband were driving through. My brother and his son are visiting real soon, though!! Do you shout out the answers at quiz shows? Yes, lol. Have you ever been in a TV audience? I've been to like three-four hockey games, so yeah. Have you ever entered the lottery? Won anything? No. Well, Mom or Dad would rarely get those scratch-off tickets at random, but the most we've ever got was just like five bucks or so. Do you prefer crosswords or word searches? Word searches. Have you ever drawn on a wall in your house? No. Do you like making collages? No. Have you ever kept a scrapbook? Yeah. What’s your favorite video-game? Silent Hill 2 and Shadow of the Colossus. Sigh, I want a PS4 SO bad to get the SotC remaster. I actually teared up when I saw the opening cutscene for the first time, and I just marveled through the EEEEEEENNNNtire playthrough I watched. It's unbelievable. Do you remember any inside jokes from childhood? Not off the top of my head. I'm tired, don't make me think. Have you ever made up a word? Well, as a writer, I've made up names and places. A word itself, I don't think so. Do you get nervous speaking to people you don’t know on the phone? VERY!!!!!!!! Are you scared of anything irrational? You mean like, half my fears? Do you have a passport? What’s the picture like? No. Have you ever had a full fringe? (bangs) As a kid I did. Is there anything you would never admit to liking? Don't think so. What’s the weirdest craze you can remember? Fidget spinners. Do you use bug spray or fly swatters? Fly swatters. Then we also have this hanging cylindrical sticky... thing that flies and gnats are apparently attracted to with the smell, I guess. Works like magic, though I agree it's pretty cruel. Just stuck there until you die. Are you a clumsy person? Boy, am I. Do you have tiled floors in your house? In three rooms. Do you listen to any movie soundtracks regularly? No. Do you bruise easily? Way too easily. Like normally something simple won't leave behind an obvious one, but even a normal poke in the arm hurts a lot and leaves the spot sore for a good while. I was tested for anemia, but apparently, I don't have it. What would you love to learn to do? Play the electric guitar. Do you prefer monkeys or lemurs? Ehhh... lemurs as far as cute goes, monkeys overall. Do you watch movies based on the actors or the movie plot? The plot. Do you have any phone charms on your mobile? No. What is your opinion on sex without emotional commitment? That's a big 'ole honkin' nope. Last time you puked from drinking? Never. Have you ever gotten drunk and danced on a bar? No. What is your favorite simple ice-cream flavor? Vanilla. Though sometimes I prefer chocolate. Do you pay attention to calories on the back of packages? Only for dinner. I forgot the science behind it, but one of my meds for bipolarity only works to its full effect after ingesting at least 350 calories; I only get about a 20% effectiveness of the medicine when eating less. I know it sounds weird, but my psychiatrist is a goddamn genius, and I trust every word that comes out of his mouth. When was the last time you slept on the floor? Two years ago when I was living with Colleen and I didn't have a blow-up mattress yet. Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos? When???????????????? do I?????????????? not???????????????????????????????????? Do you wear flip-flops? That's pretty much all I wear just about year-round... I remember in 7th grade, one of my teachers asked me about it a lot and I just told her I didn't mind the cold, which was true. Pretty sure she thought I was lying and was too poor to buy new clothes or something, as she gifted me socks one day, which I thought was incredibly sweet. I miss my 7th grade teachers. Best school year. Who was the last person to kiss you on the cheek? Pretty sure my niece Aubree when saying bye. What is your favorite sauce to eat with spaghetti? Normal Prego sauce, I think. Have you ever seen a magic show? A little one as a kid. When was the last time you vomited and why? Months and months ago when I was testing a medication. Quit that shit real fast, as it made me sick so many times. Where do you usually sit when you eat dinner? Uhhh I eat in my bed usually, lmao. We almost never sit at the table. I normally do if Mom's there, though. How often do you get headaches? Ugh, often. Why did you call the last person you called? I was calling back about my job application that I was supposed to hear about yesterday. How many windows are in the room you’re in? Two. Do you have Facebook friends that you’ve never actually met? Yes. When was the last time you had your photo taken professionally? Not since senior pictures, pretty sure. I hated how it came out. I have a lazy eye when I smile, gah. How long does it take you to get to school or work? Currently N/A. Let’s say you had a baby with the last person you kissed? We're both female, so. And neither of us want kids anyway. When was the last time you completely broke down? A couple weeks ago in a totally random and severe panic attack. Do you have someone you can spill your heart out to? Yeah. Is there a person that you would do absolutely anything and everything for? No. I'm not gonna, say, murder someone just because they want me to. What’s something you really want right now? To go and get my tattoo cleaned up by a more professional artist alsdkjfalwei. I got the approximate cost, I just have to wait until I can afford it. This tattoo is so so so important to me and it needs to be perfect. What is your relationship status? Taken. What was the longest time you’ve wasted on a certain person? Not even two weeks lmao. I said yes to dating mostly out of fear of hurting his feelings, and he QUICKLY proved he was NOT for me. Are you listening to music right now? Yeah, my iTunes is on shuffle. Anyone you would like to get things straight with? I wouldn't want to be friends I don't think, but I REALLY want to see Jason one final time to tell him how sorry I am. I recently acknowledged just how fucked up I treated him after the breakup; he wasn't the only one who made mistakes. I sure as hell did. He deserves to hear it badly. I do believe our last talk was a good ending, but I feel me finally admitting that I fucked up would be the perfect one. What was the best thing that happened to you today? Seeing Dad for his birthday. When was the last time you did something for the first time? I talk-talked to some WoW friends a couple days ago, though very very briefly. I couldn't figure Discord push-to-talk out and I ended up panicking lmao. What color are the last new pair of pants that you bought? Black. Is your room clean? I should dust and vacuum, but the latter doesn't currently work. List all the countries you’ve visited. I've never left America. At what age would you allow your kids to dye their hair? Shit, whenever they wanted tbh. So long they sounded serious about it and it wasn't just a brief episode of "oh this would be cool." Which fast food place do you eat at the most? Hm. Wendy's or Sonic. When was the last time you weren’t lonely? Jesus fucking Christ, who knows. What kind of movies do you like? Horror, fantasy, Disney/kids' films, comedies, rom coms, and emotionally moving ones. Bats are not spooky or are they? They're adorable, omg. Do you think blue is a gay color? Fuck off. What's your opinion on gays? Fuck off harder. Do you like the song "Womanizer"? Don't even talk to me if you don't. Where is your favorite place to get fries? You can't live your fullest life without having Bojangle's fries at least once. Do you know anyone who was raised by their grandparents? Idk. Have you ever made your own pie from scratch? No. Who was the last person you had an in-depth conversation with? Sara. What was the last fast food item you ate? A hot dog. What is your favorite gaming console? You know PS2 was the best, you know it. What was the last major city you visited? Raleigh, if that even counts. Do you always have a stock of alcohol in your house? No. Have you ever had a pumpkin latte and if so, did you like it? I hate everything pumpkin-flavored. Is there an antique store in your town or city? I think so... Have you ever been to a baby shower? My sister's. Maybe others', but idr. Do you know anyone who has been to rehab? Pretty sure yes. How many romantic relationships have you been in so far? Genuinely "romantic" ones, two. Would you consider yourself to be a picky eater? I am 99% sure I am the pickiest human being to ever live. Have you ever lived in a house with a pool in the yard? Not a built-in one. What color is your toothbrush? Blue. Do you have gluten intolerance or know anyone who does? I know a few people. Have you ever slept in a car overnight? No. Have you ever fainted? Yes. Do you avoid conflict as much as possible? YUP. Do you like ice cream cake? I'm not a big fan. Have you ever made out with someone of the same sex? Yes. Where is your second home!? The place I'm second-most comfortable is probably Sara's. What song always makes you sad? I avoid listening to "The Mortician's Daughter" by Black Veil Brides unless I just really, really want to hear it. I always tear up due to memories. Have you ever played a game that required removing your clothes? No. Where is your favorite place to be kissed? Breasts and neck. Were you mean as a little kid? No. Who was the last person you hung out with? Dad. What is your mother’s name? Donna. What is your favorite song at the moment? I've been in true love with a heavy metal cover of "Invincible" from the WoW soundtrack for like a full month. What day will you never forget? The breakup night. Suicide attempt. My niece and nephew being born. Meeting Sara. Getting Teddy. First time hanging out at Jason's. 16th birthday. Alice Cooper concert. Putting Dale and Cali down. There's a lot. What was the last thing you took a picture of? Some crazy shit on FB to show Sara. Something you're looking forward to? Getting a goddamn job. What is God teaching you right now? Lul. What does Notre Dame Cathedral mean to you, and how has its fire affected you? I was devastated to hear about it; it was the one event that actually got me paying attention to the news. It is a monument of incredible art and history, and for Catholics, a house of their god. I am so thankful the damage wasn't too tremendous. What’s the last dumb decision you made that you beat yourself up over? I dunno. Surprisingly. What’s your favorite version of the Bible to read? N/A If applicable, do you underline verses in your Bible? N/A When was the last time you went to church? Not since Colleen had her extreme Christian phase two years ago. What’s the last song you listened to on repeat? "Radio" by Rammstein. That new album's gonna be bangin'. Does your town’s hospital have a good reputation? NOPE. It sure does not. I have no issue with the psychiatric care unit there, though. Every time I went to the ER for suicidal thoughts or the attempt, they were sweethearts to me. But as far as physical health, they do NOT have a good rep. I know someone's grandfather that nearly fucking died thanks to them, and I can't recall what it was exactly, but Mom had some complaints during her kidney cancer treatment. What is your hometown known for? Crime. Are you longing for and missing a toxic person? I honestly miss Colleen sometimes, but I can't go back to her. I can't. I'm done giving her more chances than she deserves. It was nice to actually have someone to hang out with, but she is just overall not a pleasant person. What’s your greatest longing? Financial stability, probably. Have you ever read a Bible verse and thought, “this isn’t true”? BOY HOWDY- What are you behind on? Being an adult. I am 23 and a SOOOOOORRYYYYYY excuse for one. Is there someone who’s stolen from you and never got caught? Yes. Someone stole our basketball hoop from my childhood home. Have you been lonely for most of your life? Most of my life, no. What color is your sleeping bag? I don’t have one. When was the last time you used a sleeping bag, and what for? When I lived with Colleen and slept on the floor for a bit. Do you live near the woods? Yeah, there's woods across the road. What do you want to be for Halloween this year? List 1-3 ideas. I wanna be the dumb blonde witch from Hocus Pocus, lmao. A pastel vampire would be pretty cool. And Rhett from the "Sleep Tight" video has instilled in me the great desire to be a steampunk toothfairy at least once. List five things people have been jealous of you for. Idk. List five things you have felt jealous of other people for. More than anyone, a friend of many friends' photography success when I can genuinely and modestly say I really think I'm better than her. That is easily the worst envy situation I've dealt with (and still do), as this is the one that is actually almost spiteful, wrong as that is. Then I have another friend who is a FANTASTIC photographer as well and is now a professional one in the fashion industry, I believe. Then there was a girl I went to school with called Cailin whose drawing skills were naturally INCREDIBLE since elementary school, and I remember back then, me and her would always get the most attention for our work, but she did moreso, but I wanted to be the "best" artist. Once I hit high school I just had great respect for her talent. Next, one of my former best friends Hannia was a natural GENIUS that got perfect scores on LITERALLY almost anything; she had the highest GPA in the entire school, while I was right behind her. And uhhhh five... I have been and still am jealous of my sisters for being proper, successful adults. What is your favorite shade of brown? Like a caramel tone, I guess? What color is your toilet seat? White. Would you rather live in an apartment or a house? Definitely a house. What’s one thing you had growing up that you miss now? Energy. Do you prefer kale, lettuce, or spinach? Lettuce. Do you listen to instrumental bands such as Hammock, Trentemoller, etc.? No. Have you ever gotten a manicure or pedicure? Just because my sisters went and Mom wanted me to hang out with them. I may have with my old friend, too. Have you ever self-harmed? Yeah. Never the answer. Do you have any eating disorders? No. I'm afraid of developing one once I (hopefully) get to the weight I want, though. Have you ever met a celebrity? No. Do you like Monster Energy or do you prefer other energy drinks? I hate energy drinks. They taste like poison. Do you plan on getting married? Yeah. Do you want kids? That's a big fat nope. What’s your sexual orientation? I don’t judge. Bisexual. At what time of day do you normally feel the best? The morning. Name one reason why someone should not commit suicide. YOU. CAN. GET. BETTER. Seek professional help if you feel suicidal, and after what I understand is a serious struggle, you truly can go into the light at the end of the tunnel. You've got, to our understanding, one shot at this. Don't end it when there is a possibility for a beautiful future. If you’re unhappy, what would it take to make you fulfilled? Have a job and be in school. Name someone you know who is a cancer survivor. My mom. Are you friends with any cancer survivors? I don't think so. Do you wish the sunrise and sunset lasted longer? Hm. Sunset, maybe. Idk. Name a country whose history you know nothing about. Lmao most. What is your favorite store at the mall? Hot Topic. Do you have a bed or do you sleep on a mattress on the floor? I have a bed. When was the last time you went for a run? Shit, not since high school gym. Do you keep Christmas lights up year-round? No. What did you win a scholarship for? Nowhere. What type of bug do you see the most often in your home? Flies. Do you put off things until the last minute? I tend to. Is your mom the same size as you? No, I'm smaller. Do you know any Christians who aren’t judgmental? No shit. Do you still think of that Gwen Stefani song when you spell bananas? Ha ha yup. Do you like the way your hair naturally is, or do you change it? It's fine. But I want it dyed badly. Do you know anyone who died accidentally by doing something stupid? Yes. How many different languages have you taken in school? Latin and German. How tall is your father? (Estimate?) Idk. Over six feet. Would you meet Miley Cyrus if you had the chance? No. What is your favorite slow song? Oh yeesh. Idk. Maybe "See You On The Other Side" by Ozzy. Do you believe in karma? No. Do you constantly check your cell phone? No. Only Sara or Mom ever text me, and I pick it up just if the green light is blinking (means I have a message). If there were aliens on earth, would you be afraid? Well yeah. If you could spend 1 hour 20 years in the future, would you? Yes. I want to see where I am, so long as I can change my behavior to improve that future if needed. Otherwise, I don't wanna know. Are your pets asleep? Teddy probably is, Bentley might be, idk where Roman is, but he likely is, I can't see Mitsu from where I am currently, Venus may be (no eyelids, so you never know) as she's in her rock, and Kaiju is awake. Have you ever wished you were an only child? Never. Have you ever hurt someone on purpose? Yes. Have you ever gotten hurt while sledding? No. Do you enjoy going through old pictures? It depends on the subject of them and my mental state. Kid pictures I'm always up for, high school ones are okay, though they can make me really upset with how healthy and skinny I was, and I deleted all photos I had on Facebook of Jason and me last year so I couldn't even risk looking at them ever again, as there's a good chance some would trigger my PTSD. Of all your exes, who do you think you had the deepest feelings for? Jason, obviously. Do you tend to have a lot of drama in your life? I have the most uneventful, bland life. No. When’s the last time someone was disappointed in you? Idk. What song are you listening to right now? Is this one of your favorite songs? "Alone I Break" by Korn. No, but I love it. What is something you have to explain a lot? My sweating issue. Gross to talk about, but I sweat seriously excessively, like you would not believe. It can be 70 degrees and I'll be sweating in seconds. People worry about it, and in VR, I've had to explain it so many times due to it affecting suitable jobs (I think we can all agree being drenched in sweat at work looks extremely bad). Hopefully I won't have to anymore when my doctor decides what to do about it. It's most likely a thyroid issue, which I have no clue about how to subdue symptoms of. There's really a shitload I have to explain lately between doctors and VR... Which compliment do you receive the most? From those that know me/see me, that I'm losing weight. From people in general, "I love your hair" or something like that. Who were you last on the phone with? My sister. What is one thing you have always wondered? Uh. Idk. I'm sure there's a lot, just nothing's coming to me atm... What do your friends think about the music you listen to? Your family? My friends and I like similar stuff, as do my parents, especially Mom. My sisters are the total opposite of me and don't enjoy metal and the like at all. Has anyone ever told you to grow up? Essentially. Do you believe people when they say they don’t judge people? Hell no. How many true friends do you have? Excluding family and my girlfriend as they're more than that, like... one or two, it feels like most of the time. Can you honestly say you’re happy right now? No. What is something you are exceptionally bad at? Doing math in my head or spelling up there. AND READING LIPS. Do you have a house phone? No. Who do you love more than anyone right now? Don't make me choose between Mom and Sara. How much money do you have saved up? I literally have $11. Do you like bright/neon colors? Yes, but I prefer pastel. What is your favorite wild animal? Meerkats. Do you ever eat breakfast? I almost always do. Do you remember who your first grade teacher was? Yes. Have you ever won any trophies? What for? Yeah, for A honor roll all through elementary school (save for 5th grade; I got one B and was so upset, lmao), then in all kid sports I played, everyone got lil ones, some from dance I believe, and I think there's one or two others I'm not thinking of...

#survey #quiz #questions #random

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kpoptrashchild · 6 years ago

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boyfriend dowoon

the rest of boyfriend!day6 *coming in the future*

jae sungjin youngk wonpil

masterlist!!

request!!

here’s the tea

i feel like he’d fall head over heels immediately

because his love for you would smack him upside the head

it’d be so unexpected but ????? he literally couldn’t remember what it was like to exist without these feelings ????? he couldn’t function anymore ??? but he was fine with it ????

idk why but in my head there’s this one situation that really seems like it’d be how dowoon meets the love of his life so im going to go with it and it is going to become your au you are welcome

it’d probably happen somewhere average, like the convenience store or in a coffee shop or something

he’d be off in his own lil world looking at snacks

and you’d be deadset on getting this one snack (not dowoon,,,,,,,,,,,,yet)

but !! you couldn’t find that snack

because this wasn’t your usual store, you were just in this area for some frustrating social obligation and your snack was your reward for making it through and you were going to be Very Hurt if you did not get this snack

as you find yourself in one of the last aisles, you finally see another person, and normally you’d avoid people at all costs but you were desperate and he looked ,,,,,,,,, approachable enough ,,,,, and by that i mean he was emanating with this warm light and you kinda wanted to figure out what that was all about like did they have special fluorescent lights in this store or were you in the presence of an actual angel ???

so you do it. you go up to him. and you ask for his help in your snack finding mission. and his eyes are a lil unfocused at first which is cuyuhte as heck but once his eyes and mind focus oh man he is gone

firstly he is like wOW people ???? can ???? look ???? like ???? this????

and secondly he is like !!!! someone !!!! wants !!!! my !!!! help !!!!!

since usually people baby him and he is like i am a Big Kid and i will take on this worthy mission

and then his mind lowkey panics because waIT WHAT IS THE MISSION AGAIN I AM TOO DISTRACTED

don’t worry he figures it out

and he finds you your snack

it’s not before long you two become each other’s snacks hehe

i know everyone talks about how shy our lil bean is and it’s totally true but honestly ??? his feelings would be so strong that i think while he’d be shy for the initial period, it’d be short-lived and he’d warm up to you so so quickly

and once that happened there was no turning back

you got a glimpse of this wonderful weirdo in every kind of light

and like ????? he had never been happier

jae would try to roast him for it and he’d just be like Yes i am SHINING around them thank you for noticing

wonpil is definitely jealous ,,,,,,,, and sad ,,,,,,, it’s okay wonpil he still loves you !!!

once wonpil meets you his plan of being >:-( to you quickly dissolves into him being :’D over how cute you and dowoon are

and that literally never goes away. wonpil is your and dowoon’s biggest stan

so after a while of being madly in love with you but doing absolutely nothing about it other than glow brian is like ,,,, dowoon wyd

and our sweet baby angel is like ?? huh ?? i’m watching tv wyd

commence brian laughing and sungjin helping him explain to dowoon that feelings are not telepathically discovered they have to be expressed

brian definitely tries to get dowoon to recite sungjin’s part in “when you love someone”

dowoon almost does it for the laughs

but instead he just texts you and is like “hey! let’s go get snacks!”

this was not out of the ordinary, so you just head out of your place when he’s there and you two walk to the convenience store and the whole time you’re both going on and on about your days and honestly dowoon is less active in the conversation because 1) he is !! nervous !! and 2) he’s just so invested in listening to you talk especially when he is going to say such a big thing to you in a few short minutes

you don’t really notice because he has his beautiful goofy smile adorning his face and his eyes are focused on you as usual he’s a really attentive boy despite his daydreaming nature

you arrive at the convenience store and it’s actually the one you two first met at

because dowoon wanted “a longer walk”

except really he did it so he could take you to the same aisle you were in when you approached him for the first time

and when you two are standing there he accidentally interrupts your anecdote and he is like OMG iM So soRRy and you’re like omg no it’s fine !!! i’ve been talking this whole time !!! what do you wanna say ??

and he thinks it’s so cute that you’re completely oblivious but that also makes him !! extra !! nervous but he’s already interrupted you so he can’t back out now

he blurts out confidently that “this is where i saw you for the first time and you asked me to help you find your favorite snacks and i’m gonna be honest i didn’t really pay attention because i was so distracted at how beautiful you are and i want to help you find your favorite snacks for like ,,,,, ever ,,,,, like i wanna help you and be with you and feed you and just like be happy with you so if you want to do that too ,,,,,, maybe we could ,,,,,, dateorsomethingyouknowitmightbefun!!!!!!”

you’re :-0 the whole time and dowoon is sweating but he’s also :’) once you process what he said you just smile really big and he knows what that means so he smiles really big too and you both just kinda stand in the aisle smiling super big and giggling and he just intertwines your fingers and you both go back to looking for snacks

dowoon’s actually looking at you every other second and BEAMING but you’re doing the same thing so it’s okay

you both head back to your place with bags of snacks still holding hands and swinging your arms back and forth

back at your place, dowoon puts the snacks down and out of nowhere is like hEY can i kiss you

and you’re like omg yes and you give him a lil kiss

and he’s like hmm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

before you can ask what he’s thinking about he kisses you

and it becomes a lil game like y’all just sharing sweet kisses it’s so cute

that’s how you spend your first time together as a couple, eating snacks and kissing and holding hands and watching tv or videos and just laughing and being Soft

it’s basically what you two have been doing since you met but more contact is involved

with dowoon, it’s so natural and light !! like it just flows and of course there are bumps in the road here and there but the brightness of your relationship reallly just overpowers everything else

he’s super whipped for you and you’re super whipped for him

he’s heart eyes 25/8 and day6 is all teary-eyed when they see you two holding hands for the first time

wonpil may definitely screech

nothing really changes except you both are so much happier and !!!!!!!!!!!! everything is warm and beautiful

big on holding you when you two are alone,,, just loves feeling you close to him and cannot live without snuggling his head into you and nuzzling your skin because he !!! feels !!! so !!! safe !!!

and oh boy he loves holding you but you know what ??????? being the little spoon is glorious for him please hold this baby

very much the type to wipe your tears away with his thumbs and keep your face in his hands and kiss your forehead

loves when you play with his hair when he’s stressed or sad or really all the time

his heart BURSTS whenever you’re around while he’s playing/performing/practicing and he’s definitely gonna make you play the drums lowkey to laugh at you if you don’t know how but also to hold you in his lap and rest his chin on your shoulder and tease you in that loving, boyish way

he won’t be too savage though because he’s so soft for you and plus dowoon now has someone to roast jae when jae comes after him and someone to let him out of various locked locations when the boys are up to no good lmao you are his savior

you two will learn together throughout the relationship and grow and just have the time of your lives together it’s so comfortable and surprising and relaxed and exciting and bright and genuine and moving and really true love is In The Air

this is sO LonG and i regret NOTHING i love dowoon so much protect my sweet baby angel as much as he’ll protect you uwu

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blogsmith57 · 3 years ago

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Movies Ansd Tv With Pina Colada Song

Movies And Tv With Pina Colada Song Rupert Holmes

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Janet learns the lyrics to the Pina Colada song. Janet learns the lyrics to the Pina Colada song. On the movie the sweetest thing who sings the pina colada song its a womens group?

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.

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At least in retrospect, the ’70s must have been the wildest, most motley, most all-over-the-place decade in the history of popular music. Some genuine musical revolutions either started in the ’70s or matured during the decade: Hip-hop, punk, disco, funk, prog. But if you look at the ’70s through the lens of the pop charts, as this column does, you see excitement and tedium locked in a constant struggle for dominance throughout the decade, with novelty sneaking around the outside and getting some jabs in.

So really, the ’70s ended the only way they possibly could’ve done: With a badly-sung, infernally catchy soft-rock ditty, an infidelity-themed story-song that ends in an O. Henry twist. Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” has popped up on movie and TV-show soundtracks countless times in the past four decades; it has earned its place within our shared consciousness. And yet I can’t imagine ever being in a situation where I would actively seek the song out, where I would want to hear it. But then, I was three months old when the thing hit #1. Maybe I’m not supposed to know what motherfuckers were thinking.

Rupert Holmes, the man who wrote and produced “Escape” and who thus owns the chart transition from ’70s to ’80s, had been part of the pop-music dream factory for a decade when he got to #1. Holmes was born in the UK, the son of an American Army officer and an English woman. He spent the early years of his childhood in the English village of Northwich and the later years in the New York suburb of Nanuet. Holmes’ parents were both musicians, and Holmes went to the Manhattan School Of Music on a clarinet scholarship. Pretty soon after he finished school, he went to work as a pop-music professional.

Holmes was working as an arranger in the late ’60s when he joined the Cuff Links, an anonymous bubblegum group that also featured Ron Dante, the lead singer of the Archies’ “Sugar, Sugar.” When the Cuff Links broke up, Holmes recorded a song called “Jennifer Tomkins.” The single, released under the name Street People, peaked at #36. In 1971, Holmes wrote a cannibalism-themed joint called “Timothy” for the Pennsylvania band the Buoys, and that one peaked at #17. Holmes also wrote ad jingles and scored a little-seen 1970 Western called Five Savage Men. He was in the game.

Holmes released Widescreen, his solo debut, in 1974. Before 1979’s Partners In Crime, the breakout album that gave us “Escape,” Holmes knocked out four solo LPs. None of them sold, but those records helped Holmes build a name for himself as a writer of funny, irony-infused story-songs. Barbra Streisand was a fan, and Holmes wrote songs for her and for the absurdly popular soundtrack for the 1976 film A Star Is Born. Holmes didn’t score a charting single of his own until 1978’s “Let’s Get Crazy Tonight,” which peaked at #72. Private Stock, the label that released “Let’s Get Crazy Tonight,” went out of business when the song was still on the charts.

Holmes got the idea for “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” one night when he was flipping through The Village Voice, the newspaper that once employed me. (“Escape” is the second #1 hit built around classified ads; it arrived eight years after the Honey Cone’s “Want Ads.”) Inspired, Holmes hatched the narrative of a bored couple who, while attempting to cheat on each other, accidentally go out on a blind date with each other. As originally written, the chorus started with the line “if you like Humphrey Bogart.” While he was getting ready to record it, though, Holmes decided that his own songs had too many references to older movies, and to Bogart in particular. He changed “Humphrey Bogart” to “piña coladas” at the last possible minute simply because he didn’t want to let down any of the real Rupert Holmes heads out there.

If you stop to think about “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” for even a second, it’s a pretty nasty little song. The very first line is this: “I was tired of my lady/ We’d been together too long.” The song’s narrator is unhappy with relationship, but he doesn’t do anything to end it. Instead, he sneaks around behind his girlfriend’s back, falling for a sentence in a classified ad. The person described in that ad seems hopelessly basic. Likes: Fruity mixed drinks, rain, champagne, beach fucking. Dislikes: Yoga, health food. But apparently the guy is basic, too, since a few lines of small-print newsprint text are all he needs to ditch his relationship. He takes out his own ad, responding to the first, and he includes grandiose verbiage about planning an “escape.”

He does not successfully execute that escape. It turns out that the girl who took out that classified ad is his own girlfriend, who is just as bored with the relationship as he is. They meet up at an Irish pub and instantly figure out exactly what just happened. The song presents this ending as a happy surprise. In interviews years later, Holmes says that the guy was supposed to be an asshole, and a passive one. The girl, who is also attempting to cheat, was at least the one with the wherewithal to instigate the whole episode. Holmes was hoping that they’d both realize how much they had in common, that they’d recommit themselves to each other. This seems unlikely.

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I have questions. For instance: Where does this couple go from here? They both know that they can’t trust each other. They also know that they don’t really know each other. They’ve got all these completely elementary preferences that they haven’t communicated. After that initial rush of recognition, how does the rest of this relationship look? How long do they stay together? How are they not incredibly pissed off at one another from the moment they spy each other across the bar? How are they not, at the same time, both consumed with guilt upon getting caught? I don’t like this couple’s chances.

I don’t know if this is a good story, but it’s good storytelling. I don’t much like the characters or where they end up, but Holmes sketches out the whole narrative in a few quick words, never losing sight of his own melody. This doesn’t change the reality that the actual music behind this story is exactly the kind of wack-ass soft-rock pablum that I cannot stand. It’s got an awkward, clumpy beat that Holmes recorded with two drummers. (Holmes co-produced it, and he says that the studio band played sloppily that day, so he used the 16 bars he liked the best and looped them.) There’s watery piano. There’s a processed-to-death guitar lead. There’s a groove that can’t stop tripping over itself. And then there are those vocals.

Holmes isn’t a bad vocalist, exactly. He a classic ’70s singer-songwriter guy, a conversational speak-singer. But man, I do not like what happens when he cranks that voice up and hits the hook on “Escape.” The hook is, to be fair, instantly memorable. But this is not always a good thing. Holmes hits that upper register, and I just wish I was someplace else. I don’t even know how people functioned when this thing was all over the radio.

Holmes managed one more big hit after “Escape (The Piña Colada Song).” “Him,” the single’s follow-up, was another story-song. This time, Holmes sang from the perspective of a guy who figures out that his girlfriend is cheating. “Him” peaked at #6. (It’s a 4.) Holmes kept putting out albums into the ’90s, but none of them hit. He also went back to writing songs for other people. “You Got It All,” a ballad that Holmes wrote for the teenage Tongan-American Minneapolis-based Mormon family band the Jets, peaked at #3 in 1986. (It’s a 6.) Britney Spears, an artist who will eventually appear in this column, covered it on her debut album. Get ready to be incredibly depressed: Holmes wrote the song for his 10-year-old daughter. Before the song took off, she died of an undetected brain tumor.

I don’t know how you bounce back from something like that, but Holmes did. After “Escape (The Piña Colada Song),” Holmes has had more success as a storyteller than as a musician. In 1985, Holmes wrote The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, a Broadway musical based on an unfinished Charles Dickens novel. It won five Tonys, including two for Holmes. Since then, Holmes has written more than a dozen plays, many of them hits. He also created Remember WENN, a drama that ran for three season on AMC in the late ’90s, and he wrote all 56 of its episodes. He’s published a few books, too. The man can write, and the best thing about “Escape” is that you can tell that right away.

But Holmes is a whole lot more famous for “Escape” than for anything else he’s ever done in his life. He’s pretty funny when he talks about it, too. In a 2003 Songfacts interview, Holmes said this:

I have a feeling that if I saved an entire orphanage from a fire and carried the last child out on my shoulders, as I stood there charred and smoking, they’d say, “Aren’t you the guy who wrote ‘The Piña Colada Song?'”

Perhaps Rupert Holmes would like to escape “The Piña Colada Song.” So would I.

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BONUS BEATS: Here’s the scene from a 1999 episode of The Simpsons — the same storied episode that predicted the Trump presidency — where the not-aging-well future version of Bart sings a parody of “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” during his sister’s presidential addresss:

BONUS BONUS BEATS: Here’s the weirdly extremely memorable “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” needle-drop from the 2001 film Shrek:

BONUS BONUS BONUS BEATS: Here’s Kanye West, noted fan of the aforementioned Shrek scene, quoting “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” on “White Dress,” a song that he contributed to the soundtrack of the 2012 RZA-directed kung fu movie The Man With The Iron Fists:

(Kanye West will eventually appear in this column.)

BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS BEATS: Here’s the scene from 2014’s Guardians Of The Galaxy — which, like The Man With The Iron Fists, stars Dave Bautista — where Chris Pratt steals his Walkman back from the space-prison guard who is enjoying “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”:

BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS BONUS BEATS: Here’s the great scene from a 2016 Better Call Saul episode where Bob Odenkirk sings a few bars of “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” and spouts some fake biographical facts about Rupert Holmes:

more from The Number Ones

Raised in Hawaii Jack Johnson was the son of a famed surfer and even tried to have a go of his own on the waves. Unfortunately an accident that involved teeth being knocked out and stitches being required kind of halted that dream as he was sidelined from surfing for a while. It wasn’t too long after that however that his musical talents started to become his thing and picked up a guitar and started strumming out a few songs that he’d thought up. He did this throughout college, joining a band and jamming as they performed here and there during their time together. Johnson’s big break came in 2000 however when he not only produced the soundtracks for a couple of films but he tried his hand at making them as well. You could easily say this man is quite talented but it might still be an understatement.

Here are a few of his songs as used in TV and movies.

5. Glee – Bubbletoes

Glee is one of those shows you either liked or didn’t think about. It wasn’t even a matter of not liking if it you didn’t watch it, as the energy and verve of the show was enough to make it interesting. But if you weren’t into the whole song and dance routine then chances are you wouldn’t dislike it but just wouldn’t watch it since the whole idea of not liking the show seemed kind of petty since it was so upbeat a lot of the time, or at least seemed like it. In many way Glee kind of took a lot of people back to their experiences in high school since there are quite a few people that can remember being in similar clubs.

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4. Sense8 – The Sharing Song

This show is something else and it was one of Netflix’s top prospects when it first came out. The ability to connect with people miles away due to a special quality that links them all, and the knowledge and skills that can be shared via that link is pretty cool, but it could cause some serious problems as well. You can’t help but think that some of the people that are connected would embrace this after a period of confusion, but others would seek to block it out since this is the kind of thing that humans would rarely ever be able to get used to since it’s not considered natural or normal.

3. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

Two Pina Coladas Song

Walter Mitty is a man that no one seems to take seriously since he’s kind of a nobody when the film starts, though he’s far more important than many people would care to realize. Working at Time magazine where he’s been for so long he’s been taken for granted and treated like a shadow on the wall since he’s a very quiet and unassuming person. But when an important negative for the last issue of Time goes missing he has to go and track it down by tracking down the photographer. In the end however he finds that it was with him the whole time, he just didn’t know where to look. The adventure he takes though is what was truly important as it finally got him to open up to the world.

2. Curious George – Upside Down

Several generations have grown up with Curious George since in truth he’s been around for a very long time. As a children’s story he’s one of the most classic tales out there and is the kind of story that you’d want your kid to watch since it’s a very touching and educational show that offers a lot of fun and engaging activity that kids will want to emulate. Sure George gets himself into trouble now and again, but that’s the beauty of the design. Kids can learn how they can get themselves out of trouble as well since George is all about having fun but he’s also about problem-solving. This is just a great show for kids and a bit of nostalgia for adults.

1. Jack Johnson – Middle Man

For all his talent and all his skill at music Jack Johnson is still a very diverse man since he’s not only a musician, but a father, a husband, and an environmentalist that spends a lot of his time balancing his life out between the different roles he’s given himself to play. So far in life it seems like he’s done just fine and has kept everything as it should be. He’s a very open person about his life in music, but keeps a lid on the private lives of his kids and family, which seems like one of the best ideas since quite honestly it’s no one else’s business. He’s definitely a family man and someone that cares a lot about what he does.

Pina Colada Song Video

Usually that’s the kind of person that knows just what they want and how to make it happen.

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kittenfemme27 · 4 years ago

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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

I don’t know about you, reader, but it’s been actual years since I was able to properly sit down and finish a book. My last one was Lovecraft Country in 2018, and many, many years before that. Reading used to be a big passion of mine, I loved to get lost in the worlds. I loved the movie that played out in my head as I read, as if it was projecting itself into my mind more-so than i was actually reading the words themselves. For a kid who didn’t always grow up with the internet or video games available, Books from my local library were a great escape.

So, having found myself getting more and more into horror around 2019 in all forms of media I consumed, I was more than happy to bookmark a tweet from a horror artist I follow on Twitter who had a list of all the horror books he’d read that year. This would be my chance to get back into reading, finally!

Cue.. 2 years later, and I’ve finally started on that list. The top of that list, “The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires“, was something I found immediately intriguing from the title and cover alone. I’m now regretting that decision so much that I’m not sure I’ll bother with the rest of the list.

(CW: R*pe, Gore, Racism)

“The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires” is an awful book. The only compliment I feel I could accurately give it is that it’s not written incompetently enough, from a purely technical standpoint, as to be unreadable.

The story stars Patricia Campbell, a housewife in the 1980′s-1990′s that is more apology than character, and her rag-tag group of similarly middle-aged, middle-income southern white wine sipping housewives who do, and I cannot stress this enough, almost nothing but test each other’s and the readers patience for nigh on 310 out of 357 pages. They bicker, they fight, they treat Patricia as crazy when she repeatedly shows them evidence that children around them are dying, and most of all they refuse to do absolutely anything, leaning more into pure disbelief until the problem has literally violated one of them. The book club women don’t lead interesting lives, either. They’ve got husbands who are not in love with them, children who hate them, and friendships with each other that can be broken by what feels tantamount to bringing the wrong wine to a meeting. Throughout the story, Patricia is accosted by the resident Vampire-like creature, more akin to a human mosquito than any sort of real “Vampire”, that moves in after his aunt dies. A man named James Harris. He smoothly worms his way into everyone’s lives in the charismatic way a vampire does and convinces everyone that Patricia is more or less insane for ever suspecting him of being a vampire after she watches him feed on a child. This leads to her attempting suicide after being pushed into a corner by her doctor husband who seems to have been ripped straight from the 1950′s and thinks women should be Seen and not Heard. She gives up and more or less goes comatose as a character for roughly 3 years until finally she snaps to her senses after seeing a ghost of her dead mother in law who knew the Vampire when she was a small child, who leads her to one of the bodies he’s got stored in his attic, and convinces everyone else in her book club, who has routine abandoned her at this point, to help her kill James. They do, chopping his body to bits while it taunts them and then throwing the bits into a fire. Patricia divorces her husband at the end and somehow that makes her children lover her, happy-ever-after ending.

That’s the rough synopsis, but it doesn’t really do the grossness of this book any justice. That first child James kills, is a black 9 year old named Destiny who later kills herself as it’s revealed that the Vampire-like creature’s bites feel so good and so sexually pleasurable, that if you are deprived of them after becoming addicted you’re likely to just commit suicide. This is AFTER she’s taken away from her mother by child services because they assume the bite marks are syringe injection marks and that her mother must be a druggie. She’s not the first black child to die this way either. In-fact, by the time Patricia becomes wise to James’ ways, she’s the third. They’re all from a poor black neighborhood that is literally described as shady, dangerous, and being full of “Super Predators” called Six-Mile, which is the de-facto feeding ground of the Vampire for a good 75% of the book, as well as the home of the literally only surviving named black character, Ursula Greene, who herself is nothing more than a “wise old negro” trope along with being a maid to these rich white people who think of her as trash. This is probably the biggest overarching problem in the book. It tries, in the authors words, to explore the relationships between the white, rich women who brag about how their cul-de-sac is so safe and pure that nobody even locks their door, and the poor black characters from Six-Mile. The book thinks its clever, because Mrs. Green constantly points out that the white characters let the black children die callously so that their white children would live, to which they can only reply about how guilty that makes them feel and how they’re sorry. I’m not sure what the author hoped to accomplish by pointing out the institutional racism of the 90′s, but whatever he hoped to accomplish, it fail flat on its face in the most racist way it could.

I wish that was where gross things ended for this book, but its not. At one point, the Vampire-like creature rapes one of the book club members and she is more or less outright stated to be pregnant with a monster from that rape and it is also revealed that the rape gave her an “Auto-Immune Disease” that the characters husband immediately likens to AIDS and that is very quickly killing her. This information causes her to choose to have her body cremated so nothing can spring forth from her corpse when she dies. The implications this has are frankly appalling. The books decision on whether or not a woman who gets pregnant from rape is worthy of life is to resolutely and proudly say no and treat that as if its a feminist answer. That if you’re raped, it’s akin to something like AIDS and life simply isn’t worth living. it’s one of the grossest things I’ve read in a long time.

It’s not even the only shock value the book uses to make it’s events feel real and scary, others include Patricia’s son “Blue” being obsessed with Nazi’s, for genuinely seemingly no reason. He just brings them up to make you, and everyone in the story, uncomfortable. There are constant overwrought descriptions of gore or simply gross scenarios, such as an indepth description of Patricia’s ear-lobe being ripped off, or rats gnawing the flesh off on a old woman, or a cockroach crawling inside someones ear. There is also the repeated child murder or child suicide, which doesn’t really serve a purpose other than to shock the middle-aged mothers this book was meant for, with multiple sentences in which Patricia thinks about how much it would hurt if that were her children, inviting the reader to do the same with their own.

And we couldn’t forget that this book is just unrepentant in its horniness. It’s outright stated that being fed on is the most sexually pleasurable thing one can feel, which makes it all the more awkward when you consider that the Vampire’s first set of victims are children, later Patricia’s teenage daughter who she walks in on in the middle of being fed and who she has to stop from literally masturbating in that moment while attempting to punch the Vampire off of that same teenage daughter. But, of course, it doesn’t end there. It’s a book about almost entirely women written by a Cis Male Author, which means there are constant depiction of female bodies in the nude or in violence. It’s no “She boobed boobily”, thankfully, but it’s not much better than that. Describing pubic hair, breast shape, and even making it so that the Vampire-like creature drinks from a penis-esque proboscis that extends from it’s throat and right into the upper thigh of it’s victim, which is mentioned twice to be right next to the vagina. It even goes so far as to try and sexualize its own rape, aswell as having Patricia tell the rape victim how good it feels with this section between the two. Something I’m including here in its entirety because no amount of words I can write describes how gross this passage is, in context.

“Grace already... told me,” Slick said, opening her eyes, pulling her mask away from her face to speak. “I made her... give me all the details.”

“Me too,” Patricia said. “I was out from what he did to me.”

“How did... it feel?” Slick asked.

Patricia would never have said this to anyone but Slick. She leaned forward.

“It felt so good,” she breathed, the immediately remembered what he’d done to Slick and felt selfish and insensitive.

“Most sin does,” Slick said.

I think the thing that angers me the most about this book is that it’s tricked a lot of people who read it into thinking its a fun, feminist read. All of the main characters are overworked mothers who struggle with being that overworked, and then come out on top anyway because of their motherly intuition and love for their kids. It’s the kind of book that a single struggling mother would read and think “Yeah, I’d do that, that’d be me! I’d save the day!” and it makes them feel good about themselves, and about being a mother, and about how hard it is to make the kids lunches and clean the husbands dirty underwear and make sure the house is clean and dinner is on the table by 6 PM all while looking hashtag fabulous and like a girlboss. A quick trawl through any review site will show roughly the exact type of single mothers this book is written for giving it 5 stars and calling it hilarious and empowering. And y’know, I don’t have a problem inherently with prose written for that demographic. But this book gets away with a ton of racism, sexism, and outright disgusting content by hiding itself under that veneer and I think that’s just awful. It should be held to scrutiny for what it is, for how bad it is, and it clearly never was.

Don’t read this book. It sucks. It sucks so fucking much. I want my night I spent reading it back.

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kneesheee · 7 years ago

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Spread the Southside Queer

Sapphire, Emerald, and Camille were glaring darkly out into the distance. Well actually it was Sapphire and Emerald glaring; Camille was still their little shy gem that isn’t as tainted with anger and vengeance and violence like the other two.

The reason they were glaring? Oh, Jazz Towers and her bff Ariel had the nerve to walk up to Emilia earlier that day at Pop’s and goes, “I heard the Pride Festival is happening this weekend. Are you going? You’re bisexual right?” And when Emilia rose a brow and nodded in confusion to their question, Ariel follows up with, “So you’re gay, but scared of coming out properly?”

And it took Sweet Pea’s and Fangs’ arm around them at that moment to keep Sapphire and Emerald from lunging out of their seats. Not to mention, Jughead and Joaquin both holding down Toni.

Ariel causally flicked her dark brown hair over her shoulder before she switches her gaze between Toni and Emilia. “I don’t really believe bisexuals exist.”

“And I didn’t believe you could be anymore of lowlife bitch, but you proved me wrong,” Emerald scowled while Sweet Pea tightened his arms around his girlfriend who was getting close to just throwing one of Sweet Pea’s spare switchblades at them.

Jazz scoffed but before she could say something, Sapphire muttered out darkly with the promise of slow torture and possible murder, “If you don’t walk away right now, I cannot and will not be held accountable for my actions.”

A glance at the girl showed how unnaturally still she had gotten but the glint in her eyes was enough for the two girls to hurry and walk away.

Camille turned towards Emilia and Toni, “Don’t listen to them. We don’t care that you’re bisexual because you’re still our darlings either way.”

The two girls smiled lightly at her, “Thanks, Cam.”

Emerald had drawn the girls into a conversation about what they were planning to wear to the festival, but Sapphire sat back and watched them with appraising eyes. She knew something was up. She just didn’t know what.

Now the other three gems were standing outside of Toni’s and Emilia’s rooms of the Kingpin. Technically, the Kingpin is not only their group name, but its also their hangout spot. In the east wing of Stone Manor is where all of them stay. Sapphire gave them their own rooms to stay in. They also have their own kitchen in that wing alongside full baths. There’s a game room and a theatre room. There’s a gym or them and a ballet studio for Emilia. A huge library to satisfy Emerald’s love for reading. There was another room for Toni’s photography and Jughead’s writing.

Basically, anything that Sapphire thought they’d like, she added it.

Camille sighed sadly. She hated that those girls made her friends feel bad and now the two of them don’t want to attend pride. She ran a hand through her hair and looked up just in time to see Sapphire storm off with her phone to her ear. Emerald jumped and looked moving to go after her, but Camille grabbed her arm and shook her head. Whatever Sapphire had plan, it was best to leave her to it. -- It was nearly an hour later when Sapphire came back. Her hair was wrapped in a towel and she had a bag filled with boxes. She didn’t even spare Emilia and Toni’s rooms are glance before she was pulling Camille and Emerald into one of the bathrooms. She made each girl sit on the edge of the bathtubs before she pulled on some gloves and a face mask.

“We have to support our gems and not let bitches like Jazz and Ariel keep them from feeling comfortable and happy with who they are,” she pulled out hair dye and let the towel drop from her head to show that it was already bleached. Emerald and Camille shared a smile before they reach out and got started. -- It was nearly three hours later when the three of them emerged from the bathroom. Sapphire’s dark brown hair was now an ombre of blue and purple. Camille was now sporting pink and purple locks. Emerald refused heavily of putting any shade of green in hair and instead went with the shades of all the gems.

Sapphire helped Emerald curl her hair while Emerald braided and fixed Camille’s into a bow.

“Alright, go to your rooms and get dress. And somebody text Pamela and tell her to that they start setting up,” Sapphire told them as she set to picking the lock on Emilia’s door. The last thing Emerald and Camille heard as the door swung shut was Emilia’s scream of shock and a loud thud, so they could only assume that Sapphire tackled the girl.

Emerald and Camille shared looks before walking into their respective rooms. Emerald shot off a text to Pamela and jumped when she heard Emilia screaming coming from the hallway.

“SAPPHIRE LET ME GO!”

“OH, SHUT THE HELL UP!”

Emerald laughed before looking at the shirt on her bed. It was a beautiful white shirt with the straight ally flag. It had the words EQUALITY IS NOT A SIN written across it. Emerald smiled widely before slipping out of her clothes and changing into the shirt. She threw on a pair of black shorts and her signature lipstick and emerald bracelet then walked out of room.

Camille was staring teary eyed at the shirt on her bed. It was baseball jersey with the Asexual flag across the back of it with the words MY SEXUAL PREFERENCE IS NOPE fitted around it. She couldn’t believe that Sapphire remembered. Most people just assumed that because she was with Jughead that she wasn’t asexual, but Sapphire remembered and her fluttered with joy and she was overwhelmed with emotion.

She turned when she heard her door opened to see Emerald looking in before the girl rushed over and engulfed her in a huge. “Sssh, Cam. It’s alright. We all know, and we will forever love you for who you are.”

Camille let her tears free and cried into Emerald’s shoulder absently thankful that she wasn’t wearing makeup to ruin the white shirt. Once she calmed down a little, Emerald helped her up from the floor and messed around with her makeup while Camille changed into her shirt yet kept her white shorts on.

Back in the bathroom, Sapphire had stuffed a towel in Emilia’s mouth before starting to do the girl’s hair. Emilia took a second to calm down before she stared in confusion at the sight of Sapphire’s newly dyed hair.

Sapphire ignored her questioning glance before showing the boxes and bottles of hair dye for her to choose from. Emilia’s eyes watered and Sapphire’s eyes widen. They were still working on her comforting skills. Saph took a step back towards the door and started playing with her phone.

“Millie, if you’re going to cry, I can like go get one of the other girls,” she stated weakly forcing a smile on her face as she continued to walk back towards the door.

Emilia shook her head mutely before fanning herself to calm down. “No, no. I’m okay. Its just- I- thank you, Saph.”

Sapphire smiled turned more genuine and she beamed brightly at the girl. “So, are you ready?”

Emilia nodded her head as Sapphire walked back over and set to work. -- One hour later, Emilia had newly dyed pink and orange locks. Sapphire cleaned up the bathroom before walking out. They paused at the sight of Camille and Emerald standing in the hallway before Camille rushed forward and engulfed Sapphire in a hug. Sapphire immediately flailed before tensing and awkwardly patting the girl on her back.

“Okay, Cam, can you let go. Yes, I’m awesome. You’re awesome. We’re all awesome. Can you let me go? I’m getting uncomfortable.”

Camille let her go but Sapphire still gave her a smile before she walked over to her room door. She grabbed the shirts that had been placed on her bed. She slipped on her own straight-ally shirt and paused for a moment to think if she should’ve worn a bi-pride shirt. Hers read NOT YOUR BODY. NOT YOUR BUSINESS. Sapphire shook her head. There was only a small handful of females that she’d have sex with and they were in the Kingpin with her. She was more interested in men. But who knows, sexuality is a fluid thing. Maybe by the time the next pride come she’d be a full-on Lipstick Lesbian. She didn’t care as long as her friends were okay and supported than she was fine even if she had to tear down the world to get equal rights. She was okay.

She walked out of her room and went over to Toni’s door and picked the lock. She slammed the door open and casually strolled in throwing her pink pixie her own shirt.

“Come on, loser, we’re going to Pride.”

And then she’d turned around and left as Toni stared after her with wide eyes. She looked down at the shirt and noticed Bisexual Flag and the Bi Furious symbol over it. She rose a brow in the direction that Sapphire left in before changing out of her pajamas and into the shirt. She pulled on some ripped white skinnies before leaving her room to find Sapphire.

But the sight she comes to see is all the other girls standing in the hallway with newly dyed hair and Emilia walking out of her room with her matching Bi Furious shirt except on the back she also had Lipstick Lesbian.

Sapphire smirked before grabbing Toni and Emilia’s hands and pulling them down the halls and eventually out of the Manor. They all walked outside to see Fangs’ car but the boy in question was nowhere to be found.

“Where’s Pup,” Emerald asked looking around for her boyfriend. Her jaw dropped as she watched Sapphire walk around the car and sliding into the driver’s sit.

“Joaquin went to Pride with Kevin while Fangs and the others decided to have a guys’ night and promised to catch up with us for rest of the festival tomorrow,” Sapphire stated as she turned the car. She frowned at them when they didn’t move before rolling her eyes.

“Do I have to say it again? Get in, losers, we’re going to pride!” -- They heard them before they saw them. Somehow, Sapphire had managed to turn all the whole Southside into a pride festival and invited everyone out. Emilia even saw some Ghoulies out there and that’s how she knew that Sapphire was serious about this.

A makeshift stage had been set up and video of Demi Lovato’s Really Don’t Care was playing. Emerald saw Fangs’ little brother, Puppy, running around with Sweet Pea’s little brothers in all white. MJ had paused before giving Sapphire a hug and boldly giving her a kiss on the lips.

Sapphire’s eyes widen before she started laughing, “MJ!”

“You look really pretty, Sapphire. I told you those shirts would look good,” the young boy stated before he was running after his friends. Sapphire was still smiling in amusement when she turned around to the other Gems.

“Well come on? Let’s go have fun!”

They all spent the rest of the time having fun walking around and enjoying the different set ups everyone had. The Gems just couldn’t believe that in a span of six hours Sapphire managed to have their whole side of town look like an actual Pride Festival.

Everything was incredibly beautiful, and Sapphire dragged them back near the stage where the triplets had performed an incredible rendition of And I Am Telling You and Listen. The boys sang with so much passion and Sapphire didn’t hesitate to climb up on the stage and engulf them in hugs when they were finished.

She motioned them off to Grammy and Mama Sweets both of who were chatting it up with some ladies wearing the demiromantic and aromantic flags.

Everything was just so wonderful. Emilia had tears streaming down her face and Toni could feel herself tearing up. Sapphire tensed and backed up slightly at the sight, but both girls tackled her into a hug before she could go anywhere.

“Um, girls?”

“Thank you for this Sapphire,” Emilia stated, and Toni echoed the sentence.

“You girls know I’ll do anything for you all,” Sapphire replied sincerely even as Emerald and Camille joined in on the hug.

#southside serpents #southsidegems

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gayghosttt · 7 years ago

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I wanna hear your answers to your questions thingie ☺️

Thank you I am avoiding studying for 3 finals rn lmao

1: when you have cereal, do you have more milk than cereal or more cereal than milk? More cereal, I do not like milk at all it makes me feel sick Every time lmao

2: do you like the feeling of cold air on your cheeks on a wintery day? Y e s I love being cold

3: what random objects do you use to bookmark your books? mm usually a sticky note

4: how do you take your coffee/tea? I don’t really like tea but I usually have some kind of cold coffee or with cream and 2 sugar if its hot

5: are you self-conscious of your smile? mmm kind of yes

6: do you keep plants? I don’t currently have any but I love having them

7: do you name your plants? yes!!

8: what artistic medium do you use to express your feelings? currently more words than visual art

9: do you like singing/humming to yourself? sometimes, I mostly do it in my head though

10: do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach? I almost always sleep on my left side but I sometimes sleep on my right side or back

11: what's an inner joke you have with your friends? long boy, CRACKS PANTS, What if i was Straight

12: what's your favorite planet? mm I actually don’t know a whole lot about any of them but I think neptune is Very pretty

13: what's something that made you smile today? my friend paige and I sent each other christmas cards and I got hers in the mail today!!

14: if you were to live with your best friend in an old flat in a big city, what would it look like? there would be his nerdy video game stuff Everywhere and my books and movies everywhere and a little bit of glitter on everything lmao

15: go google a weird space fact and tell us what it is! it is quiet Everywhere in space

16: what's your favorite pasta dish? lasagna is the actual love of my life

17: what color do you really want to dye your hair? BLUE OR DARK PURPLE

18: tell us about something dumb/funny you did that has since gone down in history between you and your friends and is always brought up. I do alot of dumb things lmao but last semester when I lived in a residence hall with my friends i was always shouting IM GAY down the hallway or kicking my leg up high to put it on the window ledge

19: do you keep a journal? what do you write/draw/ in it? I am very forgetful so I never keep a journal or sketchbook consistently

20: what's your favorite eye color? brown

21: talk about your favorite bag, the one that's been to hell and back with you and that you love to pieces. I don’t really have a bag that’s lasted a super long time but my little blue makeup bag used to be my sister’s and I’ve been using it since high school

22: are you a morning person? If I’ve slept enough then yes but when I have classes at 8 am,, no

23: what's your favorite thing to do on lazy days where you have 0 obligations? sleep in and watch movies

24: is there someone out there you would trust with every single one of your secrets? mmm probably Steven? He knows most of them already

25: what's the weirdest place you've ever broken into? THE CHURCH PARKING LOT WE GOT LOCKED INTO TOGETHER AT NIGHT

26: what are the shoes you've had for forever and wear with every single outfit? I rotate between like 3 pairs but I have some beat up black high tops I’ve had since high school that I love

27: what's your favorite bubblegum flavor? usually just minty gum

28: sunrise or sunset? sunset

29: what's something really cute that one of your friends does and is totally endearing? steven calls me everytime he’s driving home from school and we always say I love you before hanging up its gay and i love him v much

30: think of it: have you ever been truly scared? yes a few times

31: what is your opinion of socks? do you like wearing weird socks? do you sleep with socks? do you confine yourself to white sock hell? really, just talk about socks. okay I get judged for it alot but I wear socks 24/7 I have Too many socks and theyre all cute and yes I wear socks to bed and I wear them all the fricking time I am uncomfy being barefoot

32: tell us a story of something that happened to you after 3AM when you were with friends. Nothing recently but last semester I used to stay up until like 4 am with alot of my friends watching movies and one time like 10 of us watched star wars and had snacks and had a big cuddle pile sleepover on the floor

33: what's your fave pastry? chocolate croissants

34: tell us about the stuffed animal you kept as a kid. what is it called? what does it look like? do you still keep it? mm I have a bunch still bc alot of them were given to me by someone sepcial/ for special reasons and one of my favorites is a pink bear with a dodgers hat that was from my dad when I was a kid

35: do you like stationary and pretty pens and so on? do you use them often? I do! If I have stationary I’ll use it to send people mail

36: which band's sound would fit your mood right now? currently I’m listening to lana del rey and its fitting

37: do you like keeping your room messy or clean? I am an organized messy person so I am like half and half

38: tell us about your pet peeves! when people invite themselves over/ just show up without asking, opening doors without knocking, chewing with your mouth open

39: what color do you wear the most? black

40: think of a piece of jewelry you own: what's it's story? does it have any meaning to you? I have a black ring I wear everyday that was from my sister and it makes me think of her since we don’t currently live in the same house while im at college

41: what's the last book you remember really, really loving? How to remodel a man by w. bruce cameron, I found it at the library and got it just bc it sounded like a funny title and it was genuinely the funniest book I’ve ever read I loved it

42: do you have a favorite coffee shop? describe it! Either 85 degrees down the street from me bc its really cute and the chocolate bread there is Amazing or coffee bean in my city cause it has a v nice atmosphere and the baristas all know my sister so they’re really friendly

43: who was the last person you gazed at the stars with? I have no idea actually

44: when was the last time you remember feeling completely serene and at peace with everything? ???????????

45: do you trust your instincts a lot? I try to

46: tell us the worst pun you can think of. earlier Aaron and I were roasting Morrissey and I said that when moz cancels shows/doesnt show up bc he’s sick its like he just sneezes once and then he’s like,,, oh my god am I,,, Still Ill

47: what food do you think should be banned from the universe? tuna

48: what was your biggest fear as a kid? is it the same today? I don’t really remember tbh

49: do you like buying CDs and records? what was the last one you bought? yes!! last record was the Uni single release and its clear and v cool and the last cd was a paul mccartney one i think

50: what's an odd thing you collect? pins mostly

51: think of a person. what song do you associate with them? I associate alot of music with a lot of people but one song that reminds me of you is little queenie by sad girl

52: what are your favorite memes of the year so far? the one of the white guy making a confused face is maybe my fav

53: have you ever watched the rocky horror picture show? heathers? beetlejuice? pulp fiction? what do you think of them? rocky and heathers and beetlejuice yes and I love them all v much, I watched pulp fiction once at like 3 am and i slept through alot of it by accident so I cannot give an accurate opinion

54: who's the last person you saw with a true look of sadness on their face? my sister

55: what's the most dramatic thing you've ever done to prove a point? im not sure but my middle name is dramatic So

56: what are some things you find endearing in people? when they genuinely want to know about how your day was, when they remember something you said a long time ago, when they bring you something out of the blue because they know you like it

57: go listen to bohemian rhapsody. how did it make you feel? did you dramatically reenact the lyrics? yes alsways it is one of the best songs ever

58: who's the wine mom and who's the vodka aunt in your group of friends? why? I don’t currently have a solid Group of friends but between us I would say you are probably wine mom and i am vodka aunt lmao

59: what's your favorite myth? I love a lot but rn I love the loch ness monster

60: do you like poetry? what are some of your faves? yes but currently none are coming to mind lmao

61: what's the stupidest gift you've ever given? the stupidest one you've ever received? sometimes I give steven glitter bc i love it and he Hates it lmao but I’m not sure if I’ve ever really gotten a stupid gift?

62: do you drink juice in the morning? which kind? nope, usually just water

63: are you fussy about your books and music? do you keep them meticulously organized or kinda leave them be? organized, not necessarily alphabetical or anything but I like things by the same author or artist to be together

64: what color is the sky where you are right now? black

65: is there anyone you haven't seen in a long time who you'd love to hang out with? alot of my high school and college pals

66: what would your ideal flower crown look like? mmm probably a lot of dark red roses and little white flowers

67: how do gloomy days where the sky is dark and the world is misty make you feel? kinda depends but usually I like them

68: what's winter like where you live? usually cold and kinda rainy but lately its still in the 80s and hot

69: what are your favorite board games? bingo always

70: have you ever used a ouija board? no and I Maybe would??

71: what's your favorite kind of tea? not super into tea but i don’t mind green tea

72: are you a person who needs to note everything down or else you'll forget it? v much so

73: what are some of your worst habits? procrastinating, leaving water bottles on the floor, ignoring instructions

74: describe a good friend of yours without using their name or gendered pronouns. they have brown hair and glasses and really pretty eyes and live in another country and are so sweet and remind me of a little fox

75: tell us about your pets! I don’t have any but my siblings both have fish and barry is my fav little guppy even though he’s a rude drama queen

76: is there anything you should be doing right now but aren't? studying for my finals

77: pink or yellow lemonade? both but I like pink alot

78: are you in the minion hateclub or fanclub? h a t e

79: what's one of the cutest things someone has ever done for you? one of my friends used to make me mixtape cds alot

80: what color are your bedroom walls? did you choose that color? if so, why? at college they’re just white bc its a dorm but at home they’re blue and my dad and I painted them secretly one summer lmao

81: describe one of your friend's eyes using the most abstract imagery you can think of. looks like the inside of a blue gelpen

82: are/were you good in school? I try to be, I’ve always had a hard time in math and science classes but I’m good with artsy and english classes

83: what's some of your favorite album art? I have,,, to many to pick from

84: are you planning on getting tattoos? which ones? currently no? I’m very indecisive so I’m not sure what I would get bc I would want it to have a special meaning

85: do you read comics? what are your faves? not really but I wouldn’t mind

86: do you like concept albums? which ones? probably alot but ziggy stardust and sgt pepper come to mind first

87: what are some movies you think everyone should watch at least once in their lives? eraserhead, big fish, and casablanca

88: are there any artistic movements you particularly enjoy? mmm yes probably alot but rn I really like zines

89: are you close to your parents? my dad yes my mom is very up and down

90: talk about your one of you favorite cities. I really love the Manhattan Beach area it’s always made me really happy since I was a kid something about it just always feels welcoming and familiar to me

91: where do you plan on traveling this year? not sure

92: are you a person who drowns their pasta in cheese or a person who barely sprinkles a pinch? depends on the pasta but generally I like alot of cheese

93: what's the hairstyle you wear the most? It’s always the same fluffy messy curly besides when I put it up in a little ponytail sometimes

94: who was the last person you know to have a birthday? my friend tori from high school

95: what are your plans for this weekend? going back home and Finally sleeping alot

96: do you install your computer updates really quickly or do you procrastinate on them a lot? it usually takes me about a week to finally stop being lazy and do them

97: myer briggs type, zodiac sign, and hogwarts house? I think I was ensj or insj or something like that last time i checked, I’m a gemini and I have no idea about my hogwarts house lmao

98: when's the last time you went hiking? did you enjoy it? probably a few years ago and it was pretty okay

99: list some songs that resonate to your soul whenever you hear them. there are a Lot but lust for life by the band girls always reminds me of myself and i’m listening to flatsound rn and alot of his music hits me hard bc I feel like that alot

100: if you were presented with two buttons, one that allows you to go 5 years into the past, the other 5 years into the future, which one would you press? why? as much as I would like to have things back from my past I would probably say future, I’d like to skip ahead a bit to when some things have changed and are hopefully better

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laughingdarkdreams · 5 years ago

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Really long post

A real life description of roughly 24 hours of my life.

2:54 AM I am scared. I don't want to be scared, but I am. I am constantly panicking. I am constantly afraid. I want to be safe. I want to feel safe, but I don't. All the time, day or night, I am hurting like this. This is just the time of day when the bad thoughts come. Fearful, phobic things that tell lies to me. Lies about me not being safe. About my health, about my safety, about things happening that I cannot control or help. This is an everyday thing for me but tonight I guess it just hurts. I'm waiting for my girlfriend to wake up. I want to be with her. I always want to be with her. Things aren't always perfect, she has a lot of problems of her own, and she has a ton of pessimism that makes it difficult for her to imagine anything beyond what she has, but I try to keep her happy, and I try to be there for her. I'm not a better person because of her or anything, I'm still me, but she is the future that I want to be part of. The future that I really wish I could believe in. I'm scared. I'm scared that I might not have a future at all. My phobias are horrible. I hate living like this. I want to live without fear. I really, really do.

3:17 AM Playing games and listening to a video in the background. A bit more calm now. Still scared, but distracted. There are nice people around, and the games are fun. It's more fun than playing single player stuff when I do talk with people, provided they don't mention anything that makes me anxious. There isn't much to eat around here. I don't think I eat well I don't think I eat healthily I wish I had money enough to not worry about food. I wish I wasn't didn't have to worry about things in general. I feel like crying still. Things are better than before though.

4:45 AM Talked with a very nice person for a while. They are a good friend. I miss my girlfriend still. I don't like being afraid. I feel a lot less afraid now. I want to be okay.

4:56 AM Watching videos is fun. I do it to help keep my anxiety down. If there is a person narrating it, or if it is engaging enough, I don't have to think of my fears. I try to be okay. My moms boyfriend will wake up soon, and he will likely watch the news. I am terrified of leaving my room at these times. My anxiety rises as morning approaches because of that. It is also the reason why my room is the only room in the house I feel safe. I wish I always felt as safe as I do in my room. Even though that is dependent on not seeing bad things and random panic.

5:23 AM In an hour or two, my girlfriend will wake up. I miss her. Being panicky isn't fun. I love my girlfriend.

5:52 AM Things are incredibly boring right now. I've already read all of the manga that I am interested in, and nothing new seems to be updating or showing up. Playing games got boring, and I'm not up to playing single player. My general moods are fear, boredom, or a bit of mild entertainment. I wonder when the last time I actually had a fun day was? As in, a full day of genuinely enjoying what happened.

6:15 AM My girlfriend is awake. I'm glad she's here. I missed her a lot. I remembered it is supposed to be stormy today, and I'm not looking forward to that. Storms are one of my phobias. I'm not happy with this, but I will do my best to be okay.

6:27 AM My moms boyfriend is awake. I can hear him in the living room, and he is probably going to turn on the TV with the news or weather soon. I don't want to hear those things. He won't care what it does to me, and I will be mostly locked out of the living room for the next couple of hours because of it. I need to use the bathroom, and I won't be able to for a long while after this, it seems.

6:31 AM My moms boyfriend was watching the news and it was talking about the weather. I hate the news. I hate the weather. I'm afraid. It told me nothing new, but even hearing people talk in newscaster voices scares me. This does mean that I'm scared of hearing sports and walking by some cooking shows will give me some panic. It's stupid, but I am conditioned to be afraid of the news because of my anxiety. God forbid that I live in a place where people have a shred of consideration for the people around them. He has a TV in his room. Every channel he watches on TV has a chance to give me anxiety, with the exception of the few times he watches a movie or cooking show. God I hate that.

6:42 AM I am hungry. I can't leave my room to use the bathroom, eat, to walk for a minute because I'm tired of sitting down, or to talk with my mom or siblings who live with me. I hate this. For at least an hour I won't be able to go out of my room because of the news. Maybe longer.

7:09 AM A plane passed by and my anxiety ridden brain thought "it's a storm siren" when I knew it was just a plane. Thanks brain. A sharp increase in heart rate was just what I needed to start feeling like I am going to throw up. It's probably just because I am both hungry and anxious. I'm always like that though. I would say that with 0 being "no anxiety" and 5 being "the lower limits of what I can't handle" that I am at a 1 right now. This is the least fear I can feel, and it is still like this. I never have days that are 0's. 0 is a hypothetical thing for me, as I am always afraid.

7:17 AM Thought to mention my 1-5 thing in this journal-ish-thing that I am working on. I have a way to gauge my amount of anxiety, and I keep it on a 1-5. 1 is "I am able to easily be distracted from my anxiety." 2 is "I am having trouble being distracted from my anxiety." 3 is "I am having a panic attack." 4 is "I am at the upper limits of what I can handle, if it goes above this, I will face psychological trauma" 5 is "the lower limits of what I cannot handle, I will be traumatized after this, and I will be very, very hurt for a long time" I have survived about 3-6 5's, but they are all horrific incidents that I don't like thinking of. I can go through something that isn't specifically directly on a number, such as a 2.5, where I would be having trouble being distracted from my fears, and my fears are big enough to be considered panic attacks, but aren't directly a full on panic attack from my point of view. A "half panic attack". I am expecting that because of the weather, that is what today will end up as. The start of this journal was a 2.

7:38 AM I need to use the bathroom and get a drink again. I'm also hungry, but I don't have anything to eat. I'm terrified of opening my door, because my moms boyfriend might be in the living room watching the news or weather. If I go out there and he is, this 1 will spike to a 2 or 3 immediately depending on what I happen to hear.

7:48 AM I still haven't gone to the bathroom. I am procrastinating because I am afraid of what might be out there. It might be nothing. My moms boyfriend might have gone to bed. I don't know. I don't like this.

7:56 AM I walked outside for a second after using the bathroom. The sky was gray and there were lots of birds chirping. Could easily be because it was early morning, but I thought something bad and now I am at a 2. This would still be considered a normal day/morning.

8:13 AM I calmed myself down. I'm back to the usual 1.

9:06 AM My mom woke up and I talked to her. I asked if she would take my card and buy some stuff I needed to cook a meal or two if I could afford it. I also asked her to check the weather for me, because I can't check weather apps on my own without seeing news about big scary weather stuff when I just wanna know if it'll storm in my area or not for the next week. The storm for today that used to be stronger is now predicted to be calm showers. I am immensely calmer, and feel almost lightheaded because of all the stress leaving me at once. I am back at a 1, and 1.5 will probably be the worst it gets today.

9:36 AM My girlfriend had sent me a sort of webcomic without words named Tellurion (by Matt Rhodes) and it was amazing. It felt like an animated adventure movie. I loved it. It was nice. I'm glad she shared something that she liked with me to make me happy. I love her.

10:04 AM Playing games again. None of my friends are online, but it's still fun enough. People are nice enough in the game. I am surprisingly well liked here. To be fair, I do like most of the people here well enough. The game is fun enough, and simple.

11:42 AM Bored. Nothing is happening. I'm feeling a little bit tired. I don't entirely feel like sleeping, but I don't feel like doing anything else. I've been reading manga, and I guess I'll watch videos and lie down to be more passive. Haven't decided to sleep yet, but I guess I'll do so at some point soon enough.

12:53 PM I am resting now. I've had a lot of nightmares the past couple of weeks. I hope I don't have another.

11:20 PM I slept for a very long time. I haven't slept well lately, so that's probably why. I'm alright today though, as I didn't have a nightmare.

1:24 AM I talked with my girlfriend for a while, and it was nice. She wasn't feeling well, so I comforted her as best as I could. I love her. I want her to feel better soon. She went to bed at the end of the conversation, so I'll have to wait for her to wake up again. I'll miss her until she's here again.

4:15 AM I am bored, sitting in my room, and I suppose that's where I'll end this journal. Little bit over 24 hours, and it was a pretty normal day for me. I'll play some game or another, I'll have a bit of fear randomly, I'll be annoyed about a thing or two, and it'll repeat. Yesterday was okay. I hope today is too. That's my life, I guess.

#Me #My actual life #This is NOT a call for help #This isn't me being depressed #It's just a normal day and I wanted to write a journal #I'm fine

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ranger-of-estel · 8 years ago

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So, since you all asked for it here is a follow up to the Captain Canary drabble where they get engaged after a tipsy Sara tries to marry him. (Which can be found here)

Captain Canary - Established Warnings: Fluff, all the fluff.

Read it on AO3

Sara makes her way to Amaya’s room, knocking softly on the door. “Come in.”

The door opens, revealing the dark haired woman sitting at her desk and sewing a rip in one of her shirts. “You know, Gideon could make you a new one of those.”

Amaya looks up, smiling slightly. “I know, but I like this one.” She shrugs, “besides, it gives me something to do between missions.” She tilts her head curiously, “But I doubt you came to discuss my pastime Captain.”

Sara smiles, approaching the desk. “No, I came to ask about a video you have from last night?”

“Ah,” she glances at Sara’s hand, then back up. “So you still don’t remember then?”

Sara shakes her head, “Not really, just small flashes.”

“So you called it off?” she asks hesitantly.

“Leonard did, actually.” Amaya looks surprised, but Sara waves it off. “He doesn’t want me locked into something I don’t remember.” Her eyes drift to the ring on her finger, smile tugging at her lips. “So he proposed instead.”

When she looks back up Amaya is smiling, tone genuinely happy. “Congratulations Sara,”

She grins, “Thank you.” She shifts her weight, “But I was still hoping to fill in the blanks a little.”

“Of course,” Amaya pulls out her phone, “I’ll send you the files.” There’s a softness to her voice as she looks up again, “You’ve got something special you know.” She shakes her head, “I’ve seen a lot of people together…but the way he looked at you last night –“

She’s cut off as Jax’s voice crackles over the speakers. “Sara, can you come to the bridge please?”

She offers Amaya an apologetic smile, and the other girl chuckles. “Duty calls.” Sara nods, then motions to the phone. “Thanks again,” then she ducks into the hall and makes her way to the where the young mechanic awaits.

It’s several hours later when she gets back to their quarters; sitting on the bed with her knees pulled up as she flips through her phone for Amaya’s message. The first things she sees are a collection of pictures. The first is of her in a small dressing room, standing in front of a tri-fold mirror. She’s in an off-white dress, floor length and with more body than she would usually go for. The bodice is interspersed with crystalline beads, the back dipping low enough to show scars. Her hair is up in a quick braided halo, flowers tucked around the back. She doesn’t love it, but she could also have done much worse under the circumstances.

The next photo is in the gardens, looking toward the vined arch bathed in moonlight. She can see Leonard in this one, standing with a black suit jacket over his dark shirt, gun and holster removed from his jeans as he stands straight, looking good as ever.

There’s one more photo, this one with a simple caption This is my favorite. It’s a shot of them standing beneath the arch, facing one another. He has her hand clasped in his, and she’s looking up at him with an unguarded smile. Sara absently wonders if she’s always looking at him with that longing, but it’s his expression that tightens her chest. He’s looking down at her with such gentleness, such adoration, that it almost hurts.

“Gideon,” Sara flips to the video file, “Can you play this?”

“Of course Captain.” The AI replies, projecting the footage onto the display screen. Sara shifts to face it, phone resting beside her.

The video starts with her and Leonard already facing one another, and is to far out to clearly make out much. “Where am I?” Mick’s voice slurs.

“Shhh, not now Mick.” Amaya whispers, camera shifting as she presumably motions him to stay silent. As it levels out the picture zooms in, until the frame is filled with her and Len’s heads and torsos.

“Len-“ she’s smiling at him, grinning like a little kid. “When we met you were just another jerk staring at my ass, but,” Sara isn’t sure if her cheeks are so flushed because she’s standing at the alter, or just a side effect of the intoxication. “You became so much more, and it frightened me. I pushed you away when I should have leaned in. And I spent every moment since the Oculus regretting it.” She shook her head. “I’m not making that mistake again.”

Leonard is looking at her with that utter adoration as she slips the ring onto his finger. He captures her hand between his before she can pull back. “Sara,” she watches as he takes a slow breath. “When I came to you on the Waverider it was because I saw a common spirit, an outcast among the heroes. Just a way to keep myself busy between missions.” He shakes his head, “But you had this infuriating way of getting under my skin, of waking things in me I’d buried for so many years.” Even from the distance Sara can see the intensity of his gaze, the vulnerability in the man of ice. “Somewhere between ‘Dance with me’ and ‘Me and you’ I realized that the most precious thing in the world was not locked in glass at a museum or in a vault. Over cards and barfights I realized that you had ruined every heist I would ever pull. No jewel could shine more brightly than your eyes during a fight, no painting could match the beauty of your smile. Your voice saying my name was more moving than the world’s greatest orchestra, your touch more addictive than any escape.” She heard the slightest waver in his voice as he reached up to push a stray hair from her face. “Sara, I cannot tell you I can be the man you believe, cannot offer you a normal life with a white picket fence. But I swear to you, for as long as I’m still breathing, I will follow you to the ends of the universe.” His hands have returned to hers, “And I will be at your side for as long as you allow me.” He slides the ring on her finger, then leans in to kiss her.

When he pulls away his forehead presses to hers, and he whispers something that Sara cannot hear. But in the video she laughs, then throws her arms around him. The screen goes blank, and reaching up Sara finds tears on her cheeks.

“Guess I’ll have to write new vows for the next one.” Leonard drawls, and she jerks around to see him smirking as he approaches.

She uses the back of her hand to wipe away the tears, smiling up at him. “I obviously have to step up my game.”

He chuckles, “Considering how much alcohol you’d ingested I think you did remarkably well.” He’s stopped just before the bed offering his hand, “Though we didn’t get our first dance.”

She accepts it, allowing him to pull her into his arms. “Well this still doesn’t really count, since we’re only engaged now.” He shrugs, hands settling at her waist as hers move to rest over his shoulders, beginning to sway. “What did you whisper to me, at the end?”

He smirks, resting his head atop hers. “I said that you had it wrong. Stealing a kiss would have been easy, but you stole the heart of a man who didn’t think he had one.” He nuzzles against her, “Turns out you’re the one who is a hell of a thief Lance.”

She chuckles, resting her head against his chest. “Drunk me did have one thing right.”

“Mm?” he hums, chest rumbling against her.

“I’ve spent to long dwelling in the past, and not enough time embracing my future.” Her hands move to cup the back of his neck. “I love you Len,”

“And I you,” he chuckles, “More than I ever dreamed.”

#Captain Canary #My fic #Fluff #sequel fic #established relationship #I've had a sucky weekend and figured we could always use more fluff #you guys requested it #hope the 'video' doesn't dissapoint

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charlielabouff · 7 years ago

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love is a battlefield → #weslie

Who: Wes Maldette & Charlie La Bouff

When: Tuesday, October 17th.

Where: 1151 Wizard Way

What: A week after their argument at homecoming, it was finally time that the two of them sat down to have a talk.

Charlie hadn’t been doing very well. After her little break down at the batting cages and talking to Gus, she knew that this was a dumb fight and she just needed to get over it. Maybe actually listen to Wes and be rational. She puffed out her cheeks, pushing her glasses up her nose as she pushed the sleeves of the hoodie she was wearing — his hoodie — up so she could grab the key from her pocket and unlock the door. She exhaled softly, tightening her pony tail as she trudged to his room, opening the door and immediately moving to plop down onto it. She pulled out her phone, pulling up one of her games to keep herself occupied before she wimped out and left.

Wes had to admit, going into his soccer game that day was incredibly hard considering what happened the last time he had a soccer game. Luckily, though, he wasn't feeling too tired despite the fact that he'd anxiously stayed up late just as much (if not more) in this last week. He'd crash eventually. But for now, he was just going to go home and play some video games alone, wallowing for as long as he could. He hated what he did, and the way he went about it with Charlie at homecoming. Usually when he felt bad, he wallowed and picked himself up in a few days, better than ever. But this one stuck longer than he anticipated. Opening his bedroom door, he was a little startled to find Charlie on his bed. Then, worrying that he was maybe so sleep-deprived he'd started hallucinating or something, Wes blinked a few times, but she was still there. So he decided this was real. "You scared me," was all that came out of his mouth before he pulled his hoodie over his head and hung it over the chair to his desk.

Charlie looked up the moment she heard the front door open and close, her heart just about leaping into her throat, because she honestly wasn’t even sure what she was gonna say. Or what she should say. She sat up, folding her legs under her before she fiddled with the string on the hoodie, waiting for him to walk in, and she inhaled sharply when she finally settled in on him. He looked tired, more tired than he had been before — or maybe he had been just as tired as he had been before and she just hadn’t noticed because she had been focused on how she was feeling over than how he had been. She let out a soft breath of air, shifting in his bed and setting her hands on her lap. “I should’ve probably texted you first,” she muttered, shoving her hands under her legs so she’d stop fiddling with whatever was in front of her. She cleared her throat, her eyes focusing on her lap and gnawing on the inside of her cheek. “I can leave if you want me to.”

Wes knit his brow. "Of course I don't want you to leave -- I gave you that key for a reason," he shrugged, before taking a seat at his desk rather than on the bed with her. It was partly because of the emotional distance between them in the last week and partly because he needed a clear space to kick off his dirty cleats without getting his girlfriend muddy on top of that. "And I meant it when I said you can come by any time, so don't even worry about it." He made a move to take off his beanie, then remembered that his hair was shamefully yellow and left it on. "To what do I owe the pleasure, though? Did you need something?" He knew Charlie, and knew she was probably there to talk, but figured it was better not to assume. She could be there for Tia for all he knew, and was just popping in to remind him they were fighting.

Charlie let out a soft breath of air, her eyes flicking back up to him. “Right.” She watched as he settled across the room from her, swallowing and digging her fingers into her leggings before pushing her glasses back up the bridge of her nose. She was hoping that this would be easy, that this would be like ripping of a band aid and she could just get it over with and it’d be over and they’d be okay; but the tension in the room was palpable and she immediately knew that it wasn’t gonna be so easy. She licked her lips, chewing on the inside of her cheek before she shrugged. “I just casually thought about coming here and just chilling in your room for no particular reason.” She meant it as a joke, and she hoped it came off that way. “We should probably talk about stuff.”

Wes breathed a laugh through his nose when Charlie gave the sarcastic retort. Okay, so she hadn't lost her sense of humor in the last few days. Or, rather, she seemed like she was at least trying to break the tension. Nudging his cleats under his desk, Wes sat back in his chair and gave a shrug. "We should!" he responded with both an eagerness and sadness in his voice. He hated that they had to talk at all, but was glad that they were taking the first step to not fighting anymore. That was, if this all went well -- they could end up in a whole nother fight by the end of this and get nowhere. "I'm sorry," he offered, "...again. I hate that I ruined a special night for you, and I feel awful whenever I think about how long you waited. But I need you to know that I wholeheartedly intended on being there. I wouldn't blow you off."

Charlie smiled slightly when she heard him blow out a laugh. Good. That was some progress. Kind of. But he was still so far away. She didn’t like it, the distance. She swallowed at the tone of his voice, pulling down the sleeves of the hoodie and fiddling with the edges. Charlie listened to him, fully listened without being consumed by her worry and doubts like she had before, her eyes still locked firmly on his face and she nodded. “I know, you’d never do anything like that on purpose.” She let out a sigh, pushing her frames up her nose once more before her eyes skimmed over his face — taking note, once again, on how exhausted he looked. “I’m sorry,” she breathed, chewing on the inside of her cheek, “I overreacted because I’m stressed and I shouldn’t have taken it out on you. And for Tia.” She gestured to the top of his head, chewing on the inside of her cheek. “It doesn’t look that bad, though. From what I’ve seen on instagram.” Charlie shifted closer to the edge of the bed, closer to him and holding out her hand for him. “I’m upset that you slept through home coming, but not because of the reasons we were screaming about — I was screaming about. Maybe at first, but I just needed to clear my head, I guess.” She licked her lips and she let out a soft sigh. “You’re not talking to me about what’s going on with you. You’re exhausted and I don’t know why,” her green eyes landed on his dark ones, “You’re always there for me no matter how dumb I’m being. Let me do the same for you.”

Wes let out a breath the felt like he'd been holding for a week when she admitted to knowing he wouldn't have stood her up like that. Something about thinking she did made him doubt himself, and he was glad to know that she knew him just as well as he hoped. He shook his head when she apologized, not wanting to let her feel any bit of blame. "No, you're the one who got abandoned -- don't apologize," he sighed. This was the worst -- both of them feeling bad for something he did. When she revealed that she knew about what Tia did, Wes rolled his eyes and pulled the beanie off of his head to reveal his blonde curls, seeing no need to hide them anymore. "I'm gonna wear it out of spite for a few weeks to prove that I can pull off anything...Why are you stressed?" he asked genuinely. Being at different schools, he felt like he wasn't as involved in her life as before -- he didn't even know what Charlie had to be stressed about, besides the usual stuff like him and Tia. Noticing her hand reach out to him, Wes heaved out a shaky sigh and moved to join her on the bed, clutching her palm in his tightly. "Honestly? I don't know why, either. I mean -- I know why. I haven't been able to get to bed before three more than twice a week. But I don't know why that's happening," he shrugged, still not able to wrap his head around the idea that this was a problem of any sort. Just a blip, or a minor inconvenience. Bringing the back of Charlie's hand to his lips, Wes pulled a 'her' move and rested his head on her shoulder, exhaling contently as he closed his eyes. "You're never dumb," he insisted, "But you do so much worrying already -- I didn't want to give you any more to worry about. Which -- in retrospect -- was a little counterproductive. But I'd rather have you worry about that than hurt you again."

Charlie immediately shook her head, giving him a slight shrug and biting on her lower lip. "I'm apologizing because I overreacted. I wasn't thinking straight. Normally, I'm pretty rational." She raised her eyebrows when she finally saw his blonde locks in person, and she bit on the inside of her cheek to try to keep herself from laughing. It wasn't something she was ever going to get used to, and she hoped it was something she didn't have to get used to. She looked back at his face, raising her eyebrows and tipping her head to the side. "I say this with all of the love in my heart; no, you definitely cannot pull off the blonde and you should leave it to us professionals." She puffed out her cheeks at his next question, trying to figure out what she was the most stressed about. She stressed about everything. School. Her boyfriend. Her sister. The identity of her dad. A soft sigh fell past her lips and she shifted, pushing a loose lock of hair that had fallen from her pony tail behind her ear. "I've had this thing that I've known since the end of March that I've been trying not to think of, but with school, captaining two teams, helping Bianca and Dean run for homecoming, helping take care of Tia, and all of my homework -- it's kinda come up. Because y'know, when you're stressed, everything becomes stressful and things come up that you really hadn't been thinking about for like... sevenish months?" She let out a soft breath of air, fiddling with her fingers once more and said as casually as she could: "I found out who my dad is." Which didn't come out as casually as she hoped. She smiled when he moved to join her, giving his hand a squeeze as he gripped onto it -- rather tightly. She nodded, her eyes skimming along his face and brushing her thumb along his knuckles as she listened to him. "Okay," she started softly, giving his hand a gentle squeeze, "Is there anything I can do to help? Sleeping over more or just -- I dunno." She smiled when his lips pressed against the back of her hand and she wrapped her arms around his neck, holding him close and pressing her face into his blond curls. Nope, never gonna get used to that. Her thumb brushed against the side of his neck and she let out a soft breath of air. "I'm making it my -- mission to try not to worry so much, but if there's anyone I'm going to worry about it's you," she let out a soft breath of air and her own eyes fluttered closed, "I'm your girlfriend, damnit. Let me help you."

Wes let her apologize this time, but refused to agree, because if he were in her shoes he wouldn't know how to react. It felt like an overreaction in the moment, when he went there expecting everything to be okay after the first apology,but the more he thought about it the more sense it made. Letting out a laugh as Charlie commented on his hair, Wes ran a hand through it and shook his head. "Yeah, yeah, I know -- But I'm not about to let Tia know that. I'm gonna be a Blonde Bombshell for as long as I can stand looking at myself in the mirror," he laughed, catching a glimpse of himself in the mirror that sat on his desk. Okay, it didn't look too bad. Or maybe that was just what he was telling himself. Wes's brows raised in surprise when Charlie said she'd been holding something in her mind since March.. That was so long ago -- and he was pretty sure he didn't know what it was. Trying to keep up with her rambling, when she finally let it spill, Wes shook his head in shock, not sure what to say. "Holy shit," he breathed, "Who? Or...How did you find out? Or...Does any of that matter?" he chuckled at himself, with how many questions he had for her about this. Her dad had been a mystery for so long, he almost forgot how big of a deal something like this might be, and the thought that it would ever come up at all. After situating himself next to her, Wes let out a shaky breath and shrugged at her question. "I dunno. But I'm mindful of it now, so I'll let you know when I'm having an issue and how you can help." It pained him to admit. He held so much pride in being the 'go with the flow' kind of guy who only put out good vibes and made it all look effortless. Reaching out was easier said than done. "Okay," he agreed to her statement meekly, nodding before lifting his head off of her shoulder. He hated that she worried so much, but knew it was something he couldn't change, and in a case like this -- it definitely did some good. "So just to be clear...You were or weren't considering demoting me to best friend again after all of this? I need to know if that was true or just a Tia scare tactic."

Charlie gave him a smile and even ruffled up his aforementioned locks. “Alright, I guess it’s something that I can get used to. Until you change it back. Then it should stay your natural color forever.” The blonde puffed out her cheeks and she nodded at his breathed words, swallowing slightly before she tried to kind of keep up. “I’ve got two brothers and another sister — who coincidentally is blonde too,” she let out a soft breath of air, “I’m a Dupont. He was at Grease and Mom just kinda threw it out there.” She shrugged once more, chewing on the inside of her cheek as she tried to think of a good answer to his question. “I’ve — wanted to know who my dad is since I was able to talk and Mom always told me that he was this great guy, but you know how my mom is,” she let out a soft laugh, “And then finding out that he’s this — awful person, it was kinda a huge let down. And it sucked a lot, but so much stuff started happening I just... kinda ignored it.” Which was always her problem, putting everyone’s needs before her own. She recognized it as her problem, but she didn’t really feel like it ever needed to be fixed. It wasn’t that bad of a character flaw. At least she hadn’t been the opposite, like her father. Her eyebrows pressed together at the shaky breath that came from him, lifting her head so she could look at him as much as she could with his head on her shoulder. “Even if I can’t help, just let me know. So I can at least be in the loop. You not telling me about it just makes me worry even more. I’m gonna look like I’m fifty by the time I turn twenty with how much I worry.” It was meant to be a joke. She loosened the grip on his shoulders, her eyes skimming over his face when he looked at her once more. Her cheeks puffed out at his question, her cheeks heating up because all of her previous thoughts and statements to her sister and her best friend seemed so dumb and irrelevant now. Because it was stupid. There was no one else she wanted to be with besides him. “I was upset and said stupid things,” she moved her hand to cup his cheek, her thumb brushing along his flesh, “But I’m not gonna break up with you over a stupid fight — no matter how I feel in the week, three days and almost twelve hours that I haven’t been talking to you. I’m not gonna pull a Tia.” And she almost felt bad saying it.

Wes wrinkled his nose up as Charlie ruffled his hair, shaking his head like a dog might. "Noted," he chuckled to her comment. Listening intently as Charlie explained her dad situation, Wes moved in closer to her. "That's wild," he said tenderly as she went on, explaining how Gaston Dupont was her father and that was crazy to him. How could someone so...like that create someone like Charlie? Well, then again, how did he create Gus or Tristan or Odette, too? It was just proof that nurture always prospered over nature. "Hey," he said softly, running his thumb over the back of Charlie's hand that he held in his, "You're not a Dupont. You're a LaBouff. As far as I know, you're one-hundred percent your mother's daughter -- kind and persistent and aggressively protective. He was a sperm donor at best," he shrugged, knowing his two cents weren't worth much when this had been going on for seven whole months. Wes gave a shrug, feeling guilty that he hadn't let her know. He thought it was for the best, and things would blow over. "Okay," he agreed again, lifting his head. "And no more keeping Jerry Springer-level secrets from me for seven whole months, either. I hate that you were going through that alone for so long. You could've saved yourself at least a few of those wrinkles," he smirked. Watching her register his question, Wes knit his brow at the knowledge that it hadn't just been a scare tactic. "Wow!" he exclaimed, laughing, before placing his hand over hers that rested on his cheek. He was a little shook that she'd been serious, but wasn't about to be mad over it. Maybe he deserved the little scare. Turning his head to kiss her palm, Wes clutched Charlie's hand in his and smiled. "Good -- I knew I picked the right one of y'all to fall in love with. You give me way fewer headaches," he joked.

Charlie‘s eyebrows rose slightly at his tender words and she let out a soft sigh, giving his hand a gentle squeeze and she shrugged. “I guess. But I’ve got three other siblings, and I don’t know how to handle that. I mean the one I have is hard enough, putting three more — possibly more on top of that? It’s a lot to process. But it explains why my mother was able to produce — well, me and not another Tia.” But she knew that getting the generally good traits from her mother was better than inheriting some of her sperm-doner’s god awful ones. She let out a laugh at his description of her ‘drama’, giving him a gentle nudge before she nodded. “Alright. No more secrets. You and Gus are the only ones that know, I don’t even wanna know what’s gonna happen when Tia finds out,” and she almost didn’t wanna find out what that was, “I’m not that concerned about wrinkles. That’s all you.” She even pressed her finger between his eyebrows, raising one at him. “I’ll become a wrinkly old hag and be okay with it. You on the other hand: I can’t wait to deal with the first grey hair and the first wrinkle dilemma.” She inhaled sharply and rolled her eyes, nodding as a smile grew on her lips when he laughed. “Yeah, I know.” Charlie felt her heart skip a beat, her light eyes skimming along his face before she pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose once more. “Hand picked me, did ya? I was born, you were a year old and looked between me’n Tia and just picked me, huh? Like you had a choice in the matter,” she teased, giving his hand a gentle squeeze, “But I’m glad you picked me.”

Wes sighed, trying to imagine what it must have been like for her to find out she had at least three other siblings. And knowing Gaston, there were likely others. Being an only child, he wasn't sure how that would feel. "I mean, they're not your problem," he chuckled, knowing that to Charlie, everything was her problem. "They've got each other to look out for, just like you have Tia. But hey -- you've got like, three extra kidneys to choose from if you ever need a transplant," he joked, unable to maintain such a serious tone when this was...an uncomfortable situation. How did one comfort their girlfriend on her paternity? There wasn't exactly a guide on that. "I wouldn't worry about Tia. She knows she's still your number one." Tia assumed she was everyone's number one. And the only person that was 100% true to was Charlie...And maybe Kai, though he was still skeptical. Guffawing at her declaration that he was going to worry about wrinkles, Wes shook his head. "Please. You say that like I'm ever going to get grey hair and wrinkles! This is the future, Charmander -- by that time they'll figure something out to keep me this young and hot forever. So you can be a wrinkly old hag next to me, if you so please," he joked. Wes laughed as Charlie went on, wishing that was how it could've gone. Things would have been a whole lot easier -- no filling the void with dozens of girls, no Adam...If only. "Yeah, I wish it had been that easy," he sighed, eyes settling on hers for a moment. "Yeah, I'm glad you picked me, too." He leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on her lips -- the first one in like, a week -- before sighing contently.

Charlie arched a brow when he mentioned that it wasn’t her problem. She made everything her problem. “It could be worse. I could’ve had worse siblings.” She laughed loudly, nodding before she pushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear once more before she nodded at his observation. Maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad thing. Maybe it’d be great and she could get over it and everything would be just fine. She smiled and let out a relieved breath of air. “I really hope so.” She laughed loudly once more, shaking her head at his ridiculousness of his words. “Alright, so when everyone asks you who’s that old hag sitting next to you, what’re ya gonna say? You gonna be proud of your wrinkly old hag or are you gonna hide me from me from the world?” Talking about their future was so easy, even if they were joking about it. It didn’t feel weird, being a teenager and knowing who she wanted to grow old with. She hummed and nodded, pushing her glasses up her nose once more. “It would’ve been easier, but it’s never easy.” She practically beamed at his words, her heart skipping a beat once more when he kissed her — one that was immediately reciprocated and she couldn’t help but wipe the smile off of her lips. She let her eyes skim over his face once more, pulling away and moving up his bed and settling down onto his pillows as she held her arms open for him. “C’mere. I’m gonna give you the best cuddle session of your whole life.” And maybe get him to sleep.

Wes nodded. "That is so right. They're pretty cool people, even if their dad is the worst. And they grew up with him," he shrugged, glad to see her laughing again. He knew this was crazy for her, but it was his job to make her feel good in spite of it. He made a show of contemplating his answer to her question, taking his time to weigh the options with every facial expression he could muster up. "I'll say 'This is my beautiful Charlie -- I know she's a hag, but she's my hag and I love her. Wrinkles and all," he smiled, knowing that was the right answer. The truth was he'd probably force her to drink from the fountain of youth, too (or like...put its water in her shampoo or rig their plumbing so she had to shower in it or something), but he'd love her either way. Wes wrinkled his nose at her declaration that things were never easy. She was right, but he'd rather die than admit that things weren't easy for him. "Yeah, you're right," he practically sneered with a small smirk. After they pulled away from their kiss, Wes watched as Charlie leaned back in his bed, and smiled before being reminded that he was so tired. Rubbing his eyes, Wes was not about to turn down the best cuddle session of his life, even if he did have schoolwork. Not caring about his dirty soccer uniform, Wes crawled up to meet her, smirking. "How could I possibly say no to that?" he murmured, with a grateful -- and sleepy -- smile.

Charlie sighed softly, nodding and chewing on the inside of her cheek. “You’re right.” He was always right, and it was almost infuriating. She watched him as he contemplated what he was going to say, biting on her lower lip to keep herself from smiling. It hadn’t been that long but she missed him. It felt like it had been much longer than it actually had been. She snorted, arching a brow at him. “I’m gonna choose to believe you.” She couldn’t help but roll her eyes at his wrinkled face, shaking her head and wrinkling her nose right back at him. “But we’ll figure it out together. No more of this ‘do it alone’ attitude.” But she knew it was easier said than done, for both of them. She watched him carefully, smiling slightly when he rubbed at his eyes and feeling whatever tension and doubt that was left over finally disappear. She finally relaxed back against his bed, shifting over to him and wrapping her arms around his neck. She moved her leg so it was on his hip and she shifted slightly so she could rest her cheek on the top of his head and he could rest his head on her chest. “You can’t. You don’t have a choice in the matter.” She pulled her glasses off of her nose and set them on the bed beside her, resting her cheek on top of his blond curls as her eyes closed. “Love you.”

Wes smirked, throwing his hands up in surrender before giving a shrug. "Hey! I'm telling the truth!" he chuckled. His face settled, though, when she brought up not doing it alone, and he gave a thoughtful sigh. She was right. He needed to stop trying to do things alone when he had someone like her -- always had and always would. There was no point in doing things alone when he would always have Charlie right there. "You got it, boss," he said tenderly, with a small smile. He knew the crash would hit him, and it was hitting hard -- especially with the relief that came from knowing that Charlie was still his girlfriend and they were going strong again. Every thought in his mind seemed to just drift away as Wes felt himself get sleepy. As Charlie pulled him close, he nuzzled his head into her chest and locked his legs with hers, sighing contently at being tangled with her like this again. It wasn't even twenty seconds before he felt himself start to drift, only faintly hearing her words. "Love you, too," he said, hopefully audible enough for her to hear, before falling asleep.

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